Transcranial Doppler evaluation of microembolism immediately after direct-current cardioversion for atrial fibrillation in anticoagulated patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 937-938

  Kay, Richard ^a   Chung, Hau Kwong ^a   Wong, Ka Sing ^a   Li, Huan ^a   Wong, Agatha ^a   Woo, Kam Sang ^a   Sanderson, John ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DIRECT CURRENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MICROEMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; WARFARIN;

EID: 0344131936     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00472-5     Document Type: Article

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