A case of antiphospholipid syndrome presenting with a floating thrombus in the ascending aorta

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 500-502

  Ryu, Yang Gi ^a   Chung, Cheol Hyun ^a   Choo, Suk Jung ^a   Kim, Yun Seok ^a   Song, Jae Kwan ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AORTIC DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58649089138     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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