Embolic Stroke Due to a Left Atrial Thrombus Two Years After Placement of an Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1294-1296

  Raghu, Aarti ^a   Kawalsky, Darryl ^a   Feldman, Mark ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THINKING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; STROKE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750085599     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.05.067     Document Type: Article

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