Thrombolytic therapy for acute left atrial thrombus formation in one patient with heart failure and atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 604-607

  Lee, Cheng Hung ^a   Chen, Chun Chi ^a   Chern, Ming Shyan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Left atrial thrombus; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC EMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34047104410     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.604     Document Type: Article

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