Left ventricular thrombectomy in a cocaine user with normal coronary arteries

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 204-205

  Fortier, S ^a   Demaria, R G ^a,b   Pelletier, G B ^a   Carrier, M ^a   Perrault, L P ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB PAIN; MALE; PARESIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBECTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037248452     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.118     Document Type: Article

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