A network of pulmonary vein thrombi is a risk factor for ischemic stroke, especially after cardiac surgery: A case report and mini review
Stroke remains a devastating complication following cardiac surgery. Pulmonary vein thrombi (PVT) are believed to be rare, but I have reported 37 cases of PVT in elderly patients with chest pain since 2012, indicating that PVT are not unusual. The present case showed that PVT can make a network amon...
Main Author: | Hidekazu Takeuchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906714000888 |
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