Role of transesophageal echocardiography guided cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation, previous left atrial thrombus and effective anticoagulation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-405

  Saeed, Mohammad ^a   Rahman, Atiar ^a   Afzal, Adeel ^a   Agoston, Ildiko ^a   Jammula, Praveen ^a   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a   Ware, David L ^a   Uretsky, Barry F ^a   Schwarz, Ernst R ^a   Rosanio, Salvatore ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Thromboembolism; Transesophageal echocardiography; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33750681383     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.036     Document Type: Article

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