Leg oedema and exertional dyspnea due to aortocaval fistula complicating an abdominal aortic aneurysm

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 335-337

  Karanikis, Pavlos ^a   Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis ^a   Theodorou, Anthi ^a   Tsimoyiannis, John ^a   Siogas, Konstantinos ^a  

^a G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; NITRATE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTOCAVAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG EDEMA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 1842828900     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.04.036     Document Type: Article

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