Splenic infarction associated with a mobile aortic valve lesion: A case report and review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Gilbert, Philippe ^a   Bourgault, Christine ^a   Couture, Christian ^a   Déry, Jean Pierre ^a   Bergeron, Sébastien ^a   Sénéchal, Mario ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aotic valve; Cardiac tumour; Echocardiography; Embolism; Papillary fibroelastoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOPHLEBITIS; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; SPLEEN INFARCTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE; FIBROMA; HEART TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; SPLENIC INFARCTION;

EID: 67649986656     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(09)70112-6     Document Type: Letter

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