Recurrent embolism caused by floating thrombus in the thoracic aorta

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 609-611

  Lozano, Pascual ^a,b   Gomez, Francisco T ^a,b   Julia, Jaume ^a,b   M Rimbau, Enrique ^a,b   Garcia, Francisco ^a,b  

^a Hospital Son Dureta ^*

^b HOSPITAL SON DURETA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CASE REPORT; EMBOLECTOMY; EMBOLISM; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031755990     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900209     Document Type: Article

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