Integrated backscatter for quantification and risk stratification of blood stagnation in left atrial appendages of patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis

Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 113-120

  Ho, Yi Lwun ^a   Wu, Chau Chung ^a   Lin, Lung Chun ^a   Chen, Ming Fong ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a   Huang, Por Jau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Integrated backscatter; Left atrial appendage thrombosis; Mitral stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033916196     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007011     Document Type: Article

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