Evaluation of left atrial appendage anatomy and function in recent-onset atrial fibrillation by transesophageal echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 774-778

  Rubin, David N ^b   Katz, Sarah E ^b   Riley, Marilyn F ^b   Douglas, Pamela S ^b   Manning, Warren J ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030266062     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00419-5     Document Type: Article

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