"Snake" shaped vegetation in right coronary artery

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 373-375

  Marella, Punnaiah C ^a   Murarka, Shishir ^a   Talluri, Siva K ^b   Bashir, Faran ^a  

^a Banner Estrella Medical Center   (United States)

^b MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary embolism; Infective endocarditis; Myocardial infarction; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TROPONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84864997230     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.99524     Document Type: Article

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