TEE screening in Atrial flutter: A single-centre experience with retrospective validation of a new risk score for the presence of atrial thrombi

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-151

  Gaibazzi, Nicola ^a   Piepoli, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Echocardiography; TEE; Thrombi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 49349111575     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.038     Document Type: Article

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