Pulmonary embolism and impending paradoxical embolism: A role for transesophageal echocardiography?

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 363-364

  Alexiou, C ^a   Henderson, R A ^a   Richens, D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impending paradoxical embolism; Pulmonary embolism; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBOLECTOMY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0031978574     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960210514     Document Type: Article

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