Direct effects of DC cardioversion on bl
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D. Fatkin; T. Loupas; M.P. Feneley
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Exacerbation of left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation has been attributed to left atrial mechanical dysfunction induced by the procedure ("atrial stunning"). An in vitro model was devised to determine whether electrically induced changes in blood prop