Peripheral arterial embolism. Report of hospitalized cases

OBJECTIVE: We analyzed the frequency of peripheral embolisms, the underlying heart disease,triggering factors, the sites of the emboli, and evolution of the patients. METHODS: We analyzed 29 cases of peripheral arterial embolism out of a total of 20,211 hospitalizations in a cardiology center in the...

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Main Authors: Antonio Carlos Pereira Barretto, Moacyr Roberto Cuce Nobre, Alfredo José Mansur, Aírton Scipioni, José Antonio Franchini Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000400003