The effect of transient balloon occlusion of the mitral valve on left atrial appendage blood flow velocity and spontaneous echo contrast: A comparison in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 412-417

  Wang, Jian' ^a   Zhang, Xianglan ^a   Yang, Qian ^a   Xian, Tangchao ^a   Lu, Duan ^a   Shan, Jiang ^a   Choo, Daniel Chung Ann ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial appendage velocity; Mitral stenosis; Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy; Spontaneous echo contrast; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINUS NODE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BALLOON OCCLUSION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0041112642     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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