Economy class syndrome complicated by stroke: A rare condition due to paradoxical embolism - A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 595-597

  Scacciatella, Paolo ^a   Butera, Gianfranco ^b   Amato, Gianluca ^a   Tomassini, Francesco ^c   Giorgi, Mauro ^a   Marra, Sebastiano ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Rivoli Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; APHASIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMY CLASS STROKE SYNDROME; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; LETTER; LIP DISEASE; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PROPHYLAXIS; SPEECH DISORDER; STANDING; TONGUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WALKING;

AIRCRAFT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; STROKE; TICLOPIDINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAVEL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79960927836     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328336688e     Document Type: Letter

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