Spectrum of CT findings in patients with atrial fibrillation and nontraumatic acute abdomen.
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.
Barajas
Ramon F
RF
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
Yeh
Benjamin M
BM
Webb
Emily M
EM
Westphalen
Antonio C
AC
Poder
Liina
L
Coakley
Fergus V
FV
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
D003287:Contrast Media