Late left atrial thrombosis of an amplatzer patent foramen ovale occluder may be the result of Kounis hypersensitivity-associated syndrome

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 276-

  Kounis, Nicholas G ^a   Soufras, George D ^b   Mazarakis, Andreas ^c  

^a Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NICKEL; TITANIUM; WARFARIN;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; MAST CELL; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOGENESIS;

FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84862634859     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.071     Document Type: Letter

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