Multiple thromboembolism with multiple causes in a 69-year-old woman: a case report
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Multiple thromboembolism with multiple causes in a 69-year-old woman: a case report
INTRODUCTION Aggressive, recurrent embolisms require accurate etiologic diagnosis. We describe the case of a 69-year-old Italian Caucasian woman with recurrent arterial embolisms in whom several sources and triggers of thrombosis were detected. CASE PRESENTATION The patient, a 69-year-old Italian Caucasian woman, presented with a systemic embolism that was initially attributed to atrial fibri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-186