Transesophageal echocardiography-guided approach to cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-32

  Leung, D Y ^a   Grimm, R A ^a   Klein, A L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030054496     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-0620(96)80038-7     Document Type: Article

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