Incidence of spontaneous echocontrast, 'sludge' and thrombi before cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation: New insights into the role of transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 523-528

  Maltagliati, Anna ^a   Galli, Claudia A ^a   Tamborini, Gloria ^a   Celeste, Fabrizio ^a   Muratori, Manuela ^a   Pepi, Mauro ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial spontaneous echocontrast; Cardioversion; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SELECTION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650494695     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832b355a     Document Type: Article

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