Open AccessSpontaneous Echo Contrast Caused by Platelet and Leukocyte Aggregates?
Author(s) -
Rainer J. Zotz,
Matthias Müller,
Sabine GenthZotz,
Harald Darius
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.5.1127
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , venous blood , left atrium , platelet activation , whole blood , cardiology , peripheral , atrial fibrillation
Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) is correlated to clinical thromboembolic events. We sought to determine the origin of SEC by utilizing direct analysis of left atrial blood.
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