Myectomy site thrombus formation: An underappreciated source of thromboembolism after septal myectomy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 562-564

  Seshadri, Niranjan ^a   Novaro, Gian M ^a   Lever, Harry ^a   White, Richard D ^a   Smedira, Nicholas ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MUSCLE RESECTION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 0036521238     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.120719     Document Type: Article

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