Calcium embolism of the coronary arteries after percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 753-757

  Powell, Brian D ^a   Holmes, David R ^a   Nishimura, Rick A ^a   Rihal, Charanjit S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY;

EID: 0034949007     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/76.7.753     Document Type: Article

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