- ►annals.org MJ Weigner, TA Caulfield, PG Danias, DI … - Annals of internal …, 1997 - Am Coll Physicians Add to CiteULike Add to Complore Add to Connotea Add to Del.icio.us Add to Digg Add to Facebook
Add to Reddit Add to Technorati Add to Twitter What's this? ... Background: It has been assumed
that cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation lasting less than 48 hours is associated ... Cited by 112 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
M Berger, P Schweitzer - The American journal of cardiology, 1998 - Elsevier Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter is associated with a small but significant risk
of thromboembolic complications. Although current guidelines recommend 4 weeks of anticoagulation
after conversion to sinus rhythm,1 these guidelines are based more on theoretical ... Cited by 100 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►onlinejacc.org MM Gallagher, BJ Hennessy, N Edvardsson, CM … - Journal of the American …, 2002 - Elsevier Direct current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) carries a risk of thromboembolism, which
is reduced, but not eliminated, by anticoagulation. The risk of embolism after conversion of atrial
flutter is believed to be lower. No series to date has included enough patients receiving ... Cited by 59 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 14 versions
JA Michael, IG Stiell, S Agarwal, DP Mandavia - Annals of emergency medicine, 1999 - Elsevier Most patients who present to the ED with new-onset or acute atrial fibrillation are admitted to
hospital. This is done to exclude serious underlying cardiac pathologic condition as a cause
for the arrhythmia and to monitor for significant complications. 3 Anti-arrhythmic therapy ... Cited by 51 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
TB Seto, MD, MPH, DA Taira, ScD, J Tsevat, MD, … - Journal of the American …, 1997 - Elsevier Methods. We ascertained the cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) of three strategies: 1)
conventional therapy—transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and warfarin therapy for 1 month
before cardioversion; 2) initial TTE, followed by TEE and early cardioversion if no ... Cited by 62 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►onlinejacc.org [PDF] PG Danias, TA Caulfield, MJ Weigner, DI Silverman … - Journal of the American …, 1998 - Elsevier Background. Although spontaneous conversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation is common, the
likelihood and clinical and echocardiographic predictors have not been fully defined. Such data
would be important for management of patients in whom early cardioversion is desired: ... Cited by 123 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
E Moreyra, RS Finkelhor, RD Cebul - American Heart Journal, 1995 - Elsevier Recent studies have proposed that the exclusion of an atrial thrombus by transesophageal echocardiography
(TEE) would allow for the safe cardioversion from atrial fibrillation or flutter without the need of
prophylactic anticoagulation. Because all of the TEE trials have been small and ... Cited by 80 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
WJ Manning, DI Silverman, CS Keighley, P Oettgen … - Journal of the American …, 1995 - Elsevier All patients admitted to hospital with atrial fibrillation during a 4.5-year period were
screened. The inclusion criterion was a clinical duration of atrial fibrillation >2 days or of unknown
duration. Patients received anticoagulation with heparin/warfarin and underwent ... Cited by 252 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►ahajournals.org LJ Collins, DI Silverman, PS Douglas, WJ Manning - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc Methods and Results Serial transesophageal echocardiography was performed in 14 patients
with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation after identification of atrial thrombi on initial transesophageal
study. All patients received warfarin anticoagulation and were followed clinically for signs ... Cited by 128 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
MF Stoddard, PR Dawkins, CR Prince, NM … - Journal of the American …, 1995 - Elsevier Results. Left atrial appendage thrombus was present in 20 patients (14%) with acute and 47
patients (27%, p < 0.01) with chronic atrial fibrillation. In patients with a recent embolic event,
the frequency of left atrial appendage thrombus did not differ between those with acute (5 [ ... Cited by 232 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
