Abundance of microembolic signals detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasound in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 334-336

  Droste, Dirk W ^a   Ritter, Martin A ^a   Mönnig, Gerold ^a   Kemény, Vendel ^a   Breithardt, Günter ^a   Ringelstein, E Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral embolism; Cerebrovascular disorders; Heart disease; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0032844953     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016008     Document Type: Article

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