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Acute thrombosis of abdominal aorta and hypercoagulable disorders.
International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology - 1 Apr 2008
Taglietti L, Pontoglio S, Di Flumeri G, R E P, Vettoretto N, Ghilardi G, Barozzi G, Poiatti R, Giovanetti M
Abstract excerpt
Acute abdominal aortic occlusion (AAAO) is a rare, life threatening condition, which usually occurs in elderly patients, causing challenging management issues. In patients who have no cardiac or vascular disease this catastrophic event is very rare and is due to hypercoagulable disorders. This study reviews the literature on AAAO in hypercoagulable states in the light of our experience on a case of an acute...
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