Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1403-1408 , December 2009

Prevalence of Left Atrial Thrombus and Dense Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patients With Short-Term Atrial Fibrillation < 48 Hours Undergoing Cardioversion: Value of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Guide Cardioversion

  • Thomas Kleemann, MD

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    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the Heart Center of Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thomas Kleemann, MD, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the Heart Center of Ludwigshafen, Bremserstraße 79, D-67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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  • Torsten Becker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the Heart Center of Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Margit Strauss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the Heart Center of Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Steffen Schneider, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Karlheinz Seidl, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the Heart Center of Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00858-X

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.09.015

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1403-1408 , December 2009

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