Isolated splenic infarction following left cardiac catheterization: case report and a review of the literature
| Autor: | Gabriella Gewurtz, Knobel B, Paul Rosman, David Harpaz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cardiac Catheterization medicine.medical_treatment Myocardial Infarction Angina medicine Humans Splenic Infarction cardiovascular diseases Cardiac catheterization medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Embolism Splenic infarction Angiography cardiovascular system Abdomen Radiology Splenic disease Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Artery |
| Zdroj: | Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis. 38(4) |
| ISSN: | 0098-6569 |
| Popis: | A cardiac catheterization was performed in a 57-year-old man for post-infarction angina. A severe left flank pain developed following the angiography. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and radionuclear scanning of the abdomen showed splenic infarction. An isolated cholesterol atheroembolism of spleen from disrupted atheromatous plaques so far has not been reported. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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