Cerebral thromboembolism after direct current cardioversion for pure atrial flutter

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-197

  Liaudet, L ^a   Kehtari, R ^a   Enrico, J F ^a  

^a Hopital Pourtales Neuchatelois   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial flutter; Electrical cardioversion; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031046221     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050315     Document Type: Article

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