Silent embolism of a large pedunculated left atrial thrombus

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 199-201

  Cecconi, Moreno ^a   Manfrin, Marcello ^a   Moraca, Alessandra ^a   Cacitti, Veronica ^a   Molini, Epifanio ^a   Ferrini, Luigi ^a   Perna, Gian Piero ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial mass; Embolism; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036245899     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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