title: Common causes of cardiac emboli--left ventricular thrombi and atrial fibrillation.
abstract: This discussion was selected from the weekly Grand Rounds in the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. Taken from a transcription, it has been edited by Drs Paul G. Ramsey, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Philip J. Fialkow, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Stratton
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004617:Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants