Cardiac thrombi in a patient with protein-C and S deficiencies: A case report

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ercan, Ertugrul ^a   Tengiz, Istemihan ^a   Sekuri, Cevad ^b   Sahin, Fahri ^c   Aliyev, Emil ^a   Akin, Mustafa ^c   Ac Kel, Unal ^a  

^a Central Hospital Izmir   (Turkey)

^b KENT HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DILTIAZEM; FAMOTIDINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344717795     PISSN: 14779560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-2-2     Document Type: Article

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