Refining thromboembolic risk prediction in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with echocardiography: A call to arms

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 520-525

  Choong, Christopher Y P ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

LA; Left atrial; Left ventricular; LV

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD FLOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79955376048     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.03.019     Document Type: Editorial

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