Coronary embolism following valve surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-407

  Caciolli, Sabina ^a,b   Rostagno, Carlo ^a   Fradella, Giuseppe ^a   Margheri, Massimo ^a   Stefano, Pierluigi ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary embolism; Valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; EMBOLISM; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHEOLYTIC THROMBECTOMY; THORAX PAIN; THROMBECTOMY;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 40649088107     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282eee877     Document Type: Article

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