The simultaneous occurrence of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary and arterial embolization

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1040-1041

  Dixon, Teabra ^a   Panda, Mukta ^a   Desbiens, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34249951463     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0169-5     Document Type: Article

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