Free-floating thrombus of the carotid artery: Literature review and case reports

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 199-205

  Bhatti, Ahmad F ^a   Leon Jr , Luis R ^b   Labropoulos, Nicos ^c   Rubinas, Tara L ^a   Rodriguez, Heron ^a   Kalman, Peter G ^a   Schneck, Michael ^a,d   Psalms, S Benn ^b   Biller, Jose ^a,d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; STEROID; WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; THROMBECTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 33845938007     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.09.057     Document Type: Review

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