Role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of atrial fibrillation

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 543-553

  Dent, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029807572     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70303-9     Document Type: Article

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