title: The use of contrast echo to clear the left atrial appendage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Stamatios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lerakis
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003287:Contrast Media; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin; C042852:perflutren