Analysis of the left atrial appendage morphology by intracardiac echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Blendea, Dan ^a   Heist, E Kevin ^a   Danik, Stephan B ^a   Barrett, Conor ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Mansour, Moussa ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Intracardiac echocardiography; Left atrial appendage; Left atrial appendage geometry; Left atrial appendage occlusion devices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80053560840     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9559-z     Document Type: Article

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