Paradoxical coronary embolism causing non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of pulmonary embolism

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 824-828

  Haghi, D ^a   Sueselbeck, T ^a   Papavassiliu, T ^a   Haase, K K ^a   Borggrefe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery embolism; Deep vein thrombosis; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FACTOR V; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 9144252767     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-004-0130-0     Document Type: Article

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