The D-dimer assay: A possible tool in the evaluation of atrial thrombosis

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 517-519

  Ibebuogu, Uzoma N ^a   Salah, Ali K ^b   Malhotra, Surender ^a   Calkins Jr , Joe B ^a   Thornton III, John W ^a   Mandawat, Mahendra ^a   Robinson, Vincent J B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial thrombosis; D dimer assay; Left atrial appendage; Thromboembolism; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; TROPONIN I; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ABSCESS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 46249092275     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70629-9     Document Type: Article

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