Thrombosis of the ascending aorta during mechanical circulatory support in a patient with cardiogenic shock

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 510-511

  Leontiadis, Evangelos ^a   Koertke, Heinrich ^a   Bairaktaris, Andreas ^a   Koerfer, Reiner ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascending aorta thrombosis; Cardiogenic shock; Mechanical circulatory support

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA THROMBOSIS; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; COMA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COUNTERPULSATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 78249285626     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.240689     Document Type: Article

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