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Impact of ultrasound contrast agent during transoesophageal echocardiography on the sizing of the left atrial appendage

INTRODUCTION: Interventional closure of the left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been established as an alternative treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and an increased risk of stroke. So far it is unknown whether the use of ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) would influence the cor...

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Autores principales: Ebelt, Henning, Goetze, Sarah, Weida, Anja, Offhaus, Alexandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7993222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33757976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001403