Giant thrombus trapped in foramen ovale with pulmonary embolus and stroke

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 916-918

  Claver, Eduard ^a   Larrousse, Eduardo ^a   Bernal, Eva ^a   López Ayerbe, Jorge ^a   Valle, Vicente ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STROKE; THROMBUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 3342986674     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.04.020     Document Type: Article

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