Thrombus-in-transit causing paradoxical embolism in cerebral and coronary arterial circulati

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 669-672

  Delvigne, Muriel ^a   Vermeersch, Paul ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Paul ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary embolism; Intracardiac thrombus; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY VESSELS; EMBOLISM; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 10244240560     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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