A method to distinguish between gaseous and solid cerebral emboli in patients with prosthetic heart valves

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Rodriguez, Rosendo A ^a   Nathan, Howard J ^a   Ruel, Marc ^a   Rubens, Fraser ^a   Dafoe, David ^a   Mesana, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doppler; Heart valve prosthesis; Intracranial embolism; Transcranial; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; OXYGEN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; AMBIENT AIR; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARPENTIER EDWARDS BIOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC VALVE; BIOPROSTHESIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMBOLISM, AIR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; OXYGEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 57549085563     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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