Paradoxical embolism in the left main coronary artery: Diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-106

  Meier Ewert, Hans K ^a   Labib, Sherif B ^a   Shick, Edgar C ^a   Gossman, David E ^a   Stix, Michael S ^a   Williamson, Christina A ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; STROKE; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037214984     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.1.103     Document Type: Article

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