Heparin-associated thrombocytopenia with thrombosis presenting as large thrombi in the aorta

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 354-356

  Chan, Stanley M ^a   Millward, Steven F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031929603     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.170.2.9456945     Document Type: Article

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