Right atrial thrombus mimicking myxoma with pulmonary embolism in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-457

  Cianciulli, Tomás F ^a   Saccheri, María C ^a   Redruello, Héctor J ^a   Cosarinsky, Lucas A ^a   Celano, Leonardo ^a   Trila, Carla S ^a   Parisi, Coloma E ^a   Prezioso, Horacio A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibodies, anticardiolipin blood; Antiphospholipid syndrome complications; Autoimmune diseases complications; Coronary thrombosis complications diagnosis epidemiology radiography surgery; Heart atria; Heart neoplasms diagnosis; Lupus erythematosus, systemic complications; Myxoma diagnosis; Recurrence; Thrombosis complications diagnosis etiology pathology prevention control surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; IBUPROFEN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART RATE; HEART SOUND; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MYXOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MYXOMA; PERFUSION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 58849126435     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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