Septic paradoxical embolus through a patent foramen ovale after pacemaker implantation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 946-948

  Allie, David E ^a   Lirtzman, Mitchell D ^a   Wyatt, Charles H ^a   Vitrella, Dennis A ^a   Walker, Craig M ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Institute of the South   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMBOLECTOMY; GRAFT INFECTION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034085009     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01406-X     Document Type: Article

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