Patent foramen ovale and pulmonary embolism. An underestimated co-morbidity following cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 355-358

  Kollar, A ^a   Reames, M K ^a,b   Coyle, J P ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carolinas Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart septal defects, atrial complications; Postoperative complications; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; RISK; SHUNTING;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0031848285     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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