Doppler-sonographic evidence of cerebral microembolism originating from a biventricular assist device

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 300-302

  Buhre, W ^a   Buhre, K ^a   Aleksic, I ^b   Zenker, D ^b   Sonntag, H ^a   Weyland, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assist device; Thromboembolism; Transcranial doppler sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FIBRIN CLOT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0033783210     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7872     Document Type: Article

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