Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Guide Cardioversion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

L. Klein, Allan; A. Grimm, Richard; Murray, R.Daniel; Apperson-Hansen, Carolyn; Asinger, Richard; W. Black, Ian; Davidoff, Ravin; Erbel, Raimund; L. Halperin, Jonathan; A. Orsinelli, David; R. Porter, Thomas; F. Stoddard, Marcus

doi:10.1056/nejm200105103441901

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Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Guide Cardioversion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 10, 2001

Authors:

Allan L. Klein

Richard A. Grimm

R.Daniel Murray

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The conventional treatment strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation who are to undergo electrical cardioversion is to prescribe warfarin for anticoagulation for three weeks before cardioversion. It has been proposed that if transesophageal echocardiography reveals no atrial thrombu...

Subject

Medicine

Cardioversion

Atrial fibrillation

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