Sarcoidosis mimicking ischaemic ventricular arrhythmia and pulmonary embolism

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-73

  de Jager, C P C ^a,b   Jessurun, E R ^a   Jansen, E K ^a   Verheij, J ^a   Girbes, A R J ^a   Strack van Schijndel, R J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEATH; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SARCOIDOSIS; THORACOTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SARCOIDOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 14844330658     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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