Asymptomatic embolisation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation and its relationship to anticoagulation therapy

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 21-27

  Tinkler, Kerry ^a,b   Cullinane, Marisa ^c   Kaposzta, Zoltan ^c   Markus, Hugh S ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Arrhythmia; Doppler ultrasound; Embolism

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DOPPLER EFFECT; PATIENT MONITORING; RECORDING; RISKS;

EMBOLISATION;

ULTRASONICS;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THROMBOSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; WARFARIN;

EID: 0036262154     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(01)00169-0     Document Type: Article

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