Paradoxical cerebrovascular embolism associated with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula: Contrast transoesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-211

  Oliveira, G H M ^a   Seward, J B ^a   Stanson, A W ^a   Swanson, J W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Paradoxical cerebrovascular embolism; Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 0034848106     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euje.2001.0089     Document Type: Article

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