Myocardial infarction due to paradoxical embolism in a patient with large atrial septal defect

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Cuculi, Florim ^a   Togni, Mario ^a   Meier, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVEROLIMUS;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PACEMAKER; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72649105953     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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