Very Early Intraoperative Cardiac Thromboembolism During Liver Transplantation

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-235

  Pivalizza, Evan G ^a   Ekpenyong, Uduak U ^a   Sheinbaum, Roy ^a   Warters, R David ^a   Estrera, Anthony L ^a   Saggi, Bob H ^b   Mieles, Luis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

liver transplantation; pulmonary thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS HEMODIALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33645991523     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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