Why is venous thrombosis only rarely detected in patients with suspected paradoxical embolism?

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-191

  Stöllberger, Claudia ^a,c   Finsterer, Josef ^b   Slany, Jörg ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Stroke; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LEG VEIN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HUMANS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037087031     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-3848(02)00002-6     Document Type: Letter

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