Refractory hypoxemia after mitral valve surgery: An unusual cause and its successful percutaneous treatment

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Sirker, Alexander ^a   Hyde, Jonathan ^a   Hildick Smith, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANOXEMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 33646011294     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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