Efficacy of the CHADS2 scoring system to assess left atrial thrombogenic milieu risk before cardioversion of non-valvular atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 678-683

  Yarmohammadi, Hirad ^a   Klosterman, Tristan ^a   Grewal, Gaganpreet ^a   Alraies, M Chadi ^a   Varr, Brandon C ^a   Lindsay, Bruce ^a   Zurick III, Andrew O ^a   Shrestha, Kevin ^a   Tang, W H Wilson ^a   Bhargava, Mandeep ^a   Klein, Allan L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORING SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOGENICITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE VOLUME; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84881615149     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.047     Document Type: Article

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