Left ventricular thrombus after seat-belt-related chest trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 599-601

  Hung, Ming Jui ^a   Wang, Chao Hung ^a   Cherng, Wen Jin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032864891     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199909000-00036     Document Type: Article

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