High CHA2DS2-VASc score predicts left atrial thrombus or spontaneous echo contrast detected by transesophageal echocardiography

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 1:184:540-542. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.109. Epub 2015 Feb 28.
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Keywords: CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score; Left atrial thrombus; Meta-analysis; Spontaneous echo contrast; Transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Diseases* / complications
  • Heart Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Stroke* / diagnosis
  • Stroke* / etiology
  • Thrombosis* / complications
  • Thrombosis* / diagnosis