Transapical extirpation of a left ventricular thrombus in takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Suzuki, Ryo ^a   Kudo, Tomoaki ^a   Kurazumi, Hiroshi ^a   Takahashi, Masaya ^a   Shirasawa, Bungo ^a   Mikamo, Akihito ^a   Hamano, Kimikazu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Thrombosis; Transapical extirpation

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84878005074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-135     Document Type: Article

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