Transesophageal Echocardiography Before Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Looking Before Cooking

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2040-2042

  Knight, Bradley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; left atrial thrombus; transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHADS2 SCORE; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71949125609     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.040     Document Type: Editorial

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