Late left atrial thrombosis of an Amplatzer patent foramen ovale occluder

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1270-1271

  Klotz, Stefan ^a   Gebhard, Maximillian ^a   Sievers, Hans H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; APHASIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80054985863     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.024     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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