Resolution of an aortic thrombus under anticoagulant therapy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 880-882

  Stollberger, C ^a,c   Kopsa, W ^a   Finsterer, J ^b  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel   (Austria)

^c A 1030 Wien   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aorta; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Thrombus; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENPROCOUMON; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035488782     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00902-2     Document Type: Article

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