Paradoxical emboli: The relationship between patent foramen ovale, deep vein thrombosis and ischaemic stroke

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 468-471

  D'Audiffret, A ^a   Pillai, L ^a   Dryjski, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033151859     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0776     Document Type: Article

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