Intracardiac thrombus trapped in a patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 807-810

  Maroto, Luis C ^a   Molina, Luis ^a   Carrascal, Yolanda ^a   Rufilanchas, Juan J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intracardiac thrombus; Paradoxical embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; THROMBOGENESIS;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031452332     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00106-1     Document Type: Article

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