D-Dimer assay as a non invasive test for the diagnosis of left atrial Thrombi in Indian patients with Rheumatic MS

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 584-589

  Rajappa, Medha ^a   Sunil Roy, T N ^b   Raj, A ^c   Trehan, V ^c   Mallika, V ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Belhoul Specialty Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^c G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

D Dimer levels; Left atrial thrombus; Rheumatic MS; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATIC MITRAL STENOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

D-DIMER LEVELS; LEFT ATRIAL THROMBUS; RHEUMATIC MS; TRANSOESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883737973     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i3.9     Document Type: Article

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