Right atrial thrombus in a patient with stage IV carcinoma of the lung: Is the surgical treatment the correct choice?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 689-690

  Sabharwal, P ^a   Ruggles, S ^a   Gharagozloo, F ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart atrium; Lung neoplasms; Thrombectomy; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; MORTALITY; THROMBECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; NEOPLASM STAGING; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031759321     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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