Embolic stroke, sinus rhythm and left atrial mechanical function

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 401-404

  Lombardo, Renzo M R ^a   Reina, Caterina ^b   Abrignani, Maurizio G ^a   Braschi, Annabella ^c   De Castro, Stefano ^d  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera S Antonio Abate di Gallarate   (Italy)

^b Villa dei Gerani   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748590534     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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