Diagnosis and management of entrapped embolus through a patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 624-628

  Aboyans, V ^a   Lacroix, P ^a   Ostyn, E ^a   Cornu, E ^a   Laskar, M ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Embolism; Foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; EMBOLECTOMY; FATALITY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUTURING METHOD; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLECTOMY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032428089     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00251-6     Document Type: Review

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