Impact of ultrasound contrast agent on the detection of thrombi during transoesophageal echocardiography

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) carries the risk of thrombus formation in the left atrium and especially in the left atrial appendage (LAA). A transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is routinely performed in these patients to rule out thrombi before cardioversion or structural interventions li...

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Autores principales: Ebelt, Henning, Offhaus, Alexandra, Wiora, Matthias, Roehl, Peter, Schwenzky, Andreas, Weida, Anja, Hoyme, Matthias, Bindemann-Koecher, Juliane, Anacker, Jelena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Interventional Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6803001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31673382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2019-001024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6803001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31673382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2019-001024

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