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Floating thrombus in the right heart associated with pulmonary embolism: The role of echocardiography

Free-floating right heart thrombi are rare and usually represent travelling clots from venous system to the lung. Almost exclusively, they are associated with pulmonary embolism. Despite associated high mortality, they are frequently under-diagnosed. We report a case of bilateral pulmonary embolism...

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Autor principal: Naeem, Kashif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publicaitons 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878652
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.311.6219