Paradoxical arterial emboli causing acute limb ischemia in a patient with essential thrombocytosis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 326, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 156-158

  Ahmed, Shahid ^a,b   Sadiq, Adnan ^a,b   Siddiqui, Anita K ^a,b   Borgen, Elliot ^c   Mattana, Joseph ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute limb ischemia; Essential thrombocytosis; Paradoxical arterial emboli

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBOLECTOMY; EVALUATION; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0141792091     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200309000-00011     Document Type: Article

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