Left atrial free-floating ball thrombus in a case of hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-41

  Gurcun, Ugur ^a   Boga, Mehmet ^a   Ozkisacik, Erdem Ali ^a   Badak, M Ismail ^a   Discigil, Berent ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Free floating; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LETHARGY; LUNG CONGESTION; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; MUSCLE RESECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTIC SHOCK; STERNOTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBUS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 24944562068     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-005-2924-y     Document Type: Review

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