Arch thrombus formation in an apparently normal aorta as a source for recurrent peripheral embolization

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 548-549

  Berneder, Silvia ^a   Van Ingen, G ^a   Eigel, P ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Peripheral vascular disease; Surgery; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

DICOUMAROL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STERNOTOMY; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA DISEASE; EMBOLISM; HEART ARREST; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; EMBOLISM; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECURRENCE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34247097470     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923976     Document Type: Article

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