Evaluation of left atrial appendage stasis in patients with atrial fibrillation using transesophageal echocardiography with an intravenous albumin-contrast agent

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Kato, Hiroshi ^a   Nakanishi, Masanori ^a   Maekawa, Naomi ^a   Ohnishi, Teiji ^a   Yamamoto, Makoto ^a  

^a Fukui Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALBUNEX; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030221238     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00297-4     Document Type: Article

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