Which method of left atrium size quantification is the most accurate to recognize thromboembolic risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation?

BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) size is a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes in patients in sinus rhythm, whereas conflicting results have been found in atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aims to: (1) Evaluate the accuracy of LA size to identify surrogate markers of an increased thromboembolic risk...

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Autores principales: Faustino, Ana, Providência, Rui, Barra, Sérgio, Paiva, Luís, Trigo, Joana, Botelho, Ana, Costa, Marco, Gonçalves, Lino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4121510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25052699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-12-28

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4121510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25052699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-12-28

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