Comparison of transesophageal echocardiographic identification of embolic risk markers in patients with lone versus non-lone atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 592-596

  Di Angelantonio, Emanuele ^b   Ederhy, Stephane ^b   Benyounes, Nadia ^b   Janower, Sandra ^b   Boccara, Franck ^b   Cohen, Ariel ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 13844297650     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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