Atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism: Relation between transoesophageal markers of a thrombogenic milieu and clinical risk factors for thromboembolism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 448-453

  De Souza, Marcus Vinicius Leitão ^a   Duarte, Martha Maria Turano ^a   Coeli, Claudia Medina ^a   Vaisman, Mario ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOGENESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 84856992400     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04232.x     Document Type: Article

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