Mitral annulus calcification with a mobile component as a possible source of embolism

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 196-198

  Shohat Zabarski, R ^a   Paz, R ^a   Adler, Y ^a   Vaturi, M ^a   Jortner, R ^a   Sagie, A ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

EID: 0034942903     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2001.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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