Intensity of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast as a Correlate for Stroke Risk Stratification in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.

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Published in Sci Rep on June 09, 2016

Authors

Yuanping Zhao1,2, Lijing Ji3, Jian Liu1, Juefei Wu1, Yan Wang1, Shuxin Shen1, Shengcun Guo1, Rong Jian1, Gangbin Chen1, Xuan Wei1, Wangjun Liao4, Shelby Kutty5, Yulin Liao1, Jianping Bin1

Author Affiliations

1: State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Cardiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
2: Department of Gerontology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, china.
3: Department of Ultrasonography, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
4: Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
5: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.

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