Peripheral arterial embolism: Prevalence, outcome, and the role of echocardiography in management

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 280-286

  Gossage, J A ^a   Ali, T ^a   Chambers, J ^a   Burnand, K G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOGARTY CATHETER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLECTOMY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749001708     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574406291820     Document Type: Article

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