Large atrial thrombus formation associated with tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheters

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-46

  Negulescu, O ^a   Coco, M ^a   Croll, J ^b   Mokrzycki, M H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST BARNABAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Catheter; Hemodialysis; Permcath; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0037246797     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP59040     Document Type: Article

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