title: Spectrum of CT findings in patients with atrial fibrillation and nontraumatic acute abdomen.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of our study was to review the wide spectrum of pertinent CT findings in patients with acute nontraumatic abdominal pain in the setting of atrial fibrillation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Underlying embolic or hemorrhagic complications are common in patients with acute nontraumatic abdominal pain in the setting of atrial fibrillation and can be accurately seen on CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, Box 0628, M-372, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. fergus.coakley@radiology.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Ramon F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Barajas
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Antonio C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Westphalen
authors.forename: Liina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poder
authors.forename: Fergus V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Coakley
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media