Left atrial appendage function and thrombus formation in atrial fibrillation-flutter: A transesophageal echocardiographic study

Assessment of left atrial appendage function by transesophageal echocardiography. Implications for the development of thrombus.

Charles Pollick, D. Taylor · Circulation · 1991 · 483 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +16

Transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography for the detection of left atrial appendage thrombus

W. Aschenberg, Michael Schlüter, P. Kremer et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1986 · 440 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology +14

Role of prophylactic anticoagulation for direct current cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter

Anita Zeiler Arnold, Matthew J. Mick, Robert P. Mazurek et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1992 · 397 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacotherapy +13

Cardioversion from Atrial Fibrillation without Prolonged Anticoagulation with Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Exclude the Presence of Atrial Thrombi

Warren J. Manning, David I. Silverman, Stephen P. Gordon et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1993 · 332 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Early Detection +16

Impact of electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation on left atrial appendage function and spontaneous echo contrast: Characterization by simultaneous transesophageal echocardiography

Richard A. Grimm, William J. Stewart, James D. Maloney et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1993 · 327 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology +17