Massive left atrial calcification and devastating systemic emboli in a patient with chronic renal failure

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 416-419

  Lahey, Timothy ^a   Horton, Steven ^a  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcinosis; Calciphylaxis; Calcium; Cerebrovascular accident (CVA); Embolism; Mitral valve; Myocardial infarction (MI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; THROMBUS;

EID: 0036324675     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.34547     Document Type: Article

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