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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019
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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 |