Real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography for diagnosis of left atrial appendage thrombus

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 711-712

  Latcu, Decebal Gabriel ^a   Rinaldi, Jean Paul ^a   Saoudi, Nadir ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER PRINCESSE GRACE   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Left atrial appendage; Real time 3D transoesophageal echocardiography; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67650863114     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep076     Document Type: Article

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