Saved by the bell: Early surgical treatment for cardiosystemic thromboembolism

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1010-1011

  Ngaage, Dumbor L ^a   Bhamra, Gurpreet S ^a   Gaynor, Sydney ^a   Nair, Unnikrishna R ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036587381     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.122348     Document Type: Article

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