Arterial embolism caused by large mobile aortic thrombus in the absence of atherosclerosis, associated with iron deficiency anemia

Echocardiography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-372

  Bukharovich, Inna F ^a   Wever Pinzon, Omar ^a   Shah, Ajay ^a   Todd, George ^a   Chaudhry, Farooq A ^a   Sherrid, Mark V ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

aortic atheroma; aortic thrombus; atherosclerosis; cardiac imaging; echocardiography; emboli; TEE

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; IRON; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; PROTEIN S; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; AORTA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84858798022     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01606.x     Document Type: Article

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