Atheroembolization in cardiac surgery: The need for preoperative diagnosis

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-81

  Kolh, P Hh ^a,b   Torchiana, D F ^a   Buckley, M J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aortic diseases; Atherosclerosis; Cerebrovascular disorders; Embolism etiology; Heart surgery adverse effects; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA WALL; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LERICHE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULCER; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC DISEASES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032891080     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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