Pathophysiologic correlates of thromboembolism in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: I. Reduced flow velocity in the left atrial appendage (The stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation [SPAF-III] study)

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1080-1087

  Goldman, M E ^a   Pearce, L A ^a   Hart, R G ^a   Zabalgoitia, M ^a   Asinger, R W ^a   Safford, R ^a   Halperin, J L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032779161     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70105-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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