Giant Left Atrial Thrombus Successfully Treated with Anticoagulation

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-56

  Marcu, Constantin B ^a   Kramer, Clifford ^a   Donohue, Thomas J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Left atrial thrombus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DILTIAZEM; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBECTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33846532184     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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