Collapse and massive pulmonary edema secondary to thrombosis of a mitral mechanical heart valve prosthesis during low-molecular weight heparin therapy

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-304

  Idir, Messaoud ^a   Madonna, Francesco ^b   Roudaut, Raymond ^a,b  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTOPARIN; DALTEPARIN; FLUINDIONE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; TELDAPARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033027593     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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