Transesophageal echocardiography to guide electrical cardioversion in atrial fibrillation

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作者
Asher, CR [1 ]
Klein, AL [1 ]
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[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Cardiovasc Med, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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10.3949/ccjm.69.9.713
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The Assessment of Cardioversion Using Transesophageal Echocardiography (ACUTE) trial compared cardioversion following transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) against conventional management of atrial fibrillation (ie, cardioversion following 3 weeks of anticoagulation) in patients scheduled to undergo electrical cardioversion.
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