Population
1 patient with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardioversion
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Even negative TEE does not eliminate stroke risk with unanticoagulated cardioversion; leaves open optimal periprocedural anticoagulation strategies.
This case highlights the potential risk of stroke following unanticoagulated cardioversion even when TEE excludes pre-existing atrial thrombi, possibly due to atrial stunning and de novo thrombus formation.
MlSSAULT et al. (1994) studied this question.
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