Correlation between quantitative left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast and intact fibrinogen levels in mitral stenosis

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 285-291

  Wang, Andrew ^a   Harrison, J Kevin ^a   Bashore, Thomas M ^a   Ryan, Thomas ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOPEPTIDE A; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035188148     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.111266     Document Type: Article

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