Silent cerebral thromboembolism with left atrial ablation: A lurking danger

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-10

  Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCROD; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CATHETER ABLATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDITORIAL; EMBOLISM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN; CATHETER ABLATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33645110205     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00337.x     Document Type: Editorial

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