Pulmonary vein thrombosis.
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چکیده
Pulmonary vein thrombosis is difficult to diagnose clinically and requires a combination of conventional diagnostic modalities. Transesophageal echocardiography was used in the present case to readily diagnose this entity and follow thrombus regression on anticoagulant therapy. This limited experience suggests that transesophageal echocardiography may be the initial diagnostic study of choice for pulmonary vein thrombosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 104 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993