A morphological study of the left atrial appendage in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1560-1567

  Shi, A W ^a   Chen, M L ^b   Yang, B ^b   Cao, K J ^b   Kong, X Q ^b  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiography; Atrial fibrillation; Chinese patients; Left atrial appendage; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC EQUIPMENT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84867521009     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000436     Document Type: Article

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