Value of transoesophageal echocardiography-guided approach to electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
Electrical cardioversion (ECV) of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be associated with thromboembolism. For thromboembolism prevention both transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) performed for left atrial thrombi detection and anticoagulation with oral anticoagulants (OAC) for 3 weeks before cardioversi...
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| Language: | English |
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Zaporozhye State Medical University
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal |
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| Online Access: | http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/13566/11924 |