Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to paradoxical embolism

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-409

  Krishnamoorthy, Suresh ^a   Osman, Faizel ^a   Nadir, Adnan ^a   Creamer, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Atrial septal defect; Paradoxical embolism

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 45849095241     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.177     Document Type: Article

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