Mural left atrial thrombus: A hidden danger accompanying cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 649-650

  Leslie, D ^a   Hall, T S ^a,b   Goldstein, S ^a   Shindler, D ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Heart atrium; Heart valve diseases surgery; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031788298     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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