Bilateral renal infarction secondary to paradoxical embolism

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 752-755

  Carey, H B ^a   Boltax, R ^a   Dickey, K W ^a   Finkelstein, F O ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Contrast echocardiography; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale (PFO); Renal infarction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY INFARCTION; LABORATORY TEST; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM;

EID: 0032826755     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(99)70403-8     Document Type: Article

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