Retinal arterial occlusion due to embolism of suspected cardiac tumors - Report on two patients and review of the topic

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 296-304

  Schmidt, Dieter ^a   Hetzel, A ^a   Geibel Zehender, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Branch retinal artery occlusion; Central retinal artery occlusion; Echocardiography; Intracardial thrombus; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

PHENPROCOUMON;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA EDEMA; REVIEW; TUMOR EMBOLISM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; PHENPROCOUMON; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644446184     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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