Atrial fibrillatory rate and risk of left atrial thrombus in atrial fibrillation

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 621-626

  Bollmann, Andreas ^a,c   Husser, Daniela ^a,c   Stridh, Martin ^b   Holmqvist, Fredrik ^a   Roijer, Anders ^a   Meurling, Carl J ^a   Sörnmo, Leif ^b   Olsson, S Bertil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34547947284     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum125     Document Type: Article

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