A novel approach to the diagnosis of left atrial appendage thrombus using contrast echocardiography and power Doppler imaging

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 329-333

  Ruiz Arango, Andres ^a   Landolfo, Carolyn ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Left atrial appendage thrombus; Power Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 43449132724     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen068     Document Type: Article

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