Transthoracic echocardiographic demonstration of massive pulmonary thrombus caused by protein C deficiency

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 682-684

  Jeon, Hui Kyung ^a   Youn, Ho Joong ^a   Yoo, Ki Dong ^a   Park, Ji Won ^a   Kim, Hee Yeol ^a   Rhim, Hyou Young ^a   Chae, Jang Seong ^a   Kim, Jae Hyung ^a   Choi, Kyu Bo ^a   Hong, Soon Jo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033930619     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2000.104648     Document Type: Article

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