An unusual case of peripartum cardiomyopathy manifesting with multiple thrombo-embolic phenomena

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ibebuogu, Uzoma N ^a   Thornton, John W ^a   Reed, Guy L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BED REST; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LIVER CONGESTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; TELEMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 37749000408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-5-18     Document Type: Article

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