Value of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation;Apport de l'echocardiographie transoesophagienne dans la prise en charge therapeutique de la fibrillation auriculaire non valvulaire

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1291-1295

  Baubion, N ^a  

^a Hopical Necker   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEMODYNAMICS; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART ATRIA; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0029995712     PISSN: 00039683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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