Massive intraventricular thrombus in polycythemia vera

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-112

  Yuan, Shi Min ^a   Shinfeld, Amihay ^a   Raanani, Ehud ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG EDEMA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PULMONARY VALVE; SPLENOMEGALY; T WAVE; THROMBUS; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOLOGY; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 61349144300     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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