{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,3]],"date-time":"2025-11-03T13:39:21Z","timestamp":1762177161791,"version":"3.37.3"},"reference-count":25,"publisher":"Public Library of Science (PLoS)","issue":"12","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,7]],"date-time":"2018-12-07T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1544140800000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"funder":[{"name":"Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KR)","award":["HI17C2594"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["HI17C2594"]}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["www.plosone.org"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["PLoS ONE"],"DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0208734","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,7]],"date-time":"2018-12-07T18:31:47Z","timestamp":1544207507000},"page":"e0208734","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["The incidence of left atrial appendage thrombi on transesophageal echocardiography after pretreatment with apixaban for cardioversion in the real-world practice"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9710-0945","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jongmin","family":"Hwang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyoung-Seob","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seung-Woon","family":"Jun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sang-Woong","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cheol Hyun","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"In-Cheol","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yun-Kyeong","family":"Cho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyuck-Jun","family":"Yoon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyungseop","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chang-Wook","family":"Nam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seung-Ho","family":"Hur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sang Hoon","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Seongwook","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,7]]},"reference":[{"issue":"38","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2893","DOI":"10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehw210","article-title":"2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS","volume":"37","author":"P Kirchhof","year":"2016","journal-title":"Eur Heart J"},{"issue":"2","key":"ref2","first-page":"208","article-title":"The efficacy of anticoagulant therapy in preventing embolism related to D","volume":"23","author":"CJ Bjerkelund","year":"1969","journal-title":"C. electrical conversion of atrial fibrillation. The American journal of cardiology"},{"issue":"13","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1187","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jacc.2013.04.089","article-title":"Thromboembolic complications after cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation: the FinCV (Finnish CardioVersion) study","volume":"62","author":"KE Airaksinen","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Am Coll Cardiol"},{"issue":"47","key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3346","DOI":"10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehu367","article-title":"Rivaroxaban vs. vitamin K antagonists for cardioversion in atrial fibrillation","volume":"35","author":"R Cappato","year":"2014","journal-title":"Eur Heart J"},{"issue":"10055","key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1995","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(16)31474-X","article-title":"Edoxaban versus enoxaparin\u2013warfarin in patients undergoing cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (ENSURE-AF): a randomised, open-label, phase 3b trial","volume":"388","author":"A Goette","year":"2016","journal-title":"The Lancet"},{"key":"ref6","article-title":"Apixaban compared to heparin\/vitamin K antagonist in patients with atrial fibrillation scheduled for cardioversion: the EMANATE trial","author":"MD Ezekowitz","year":"2018","journal-title":"Eur Heart J"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"744","DOI":"10.1016\/S0735-1097(85)80476-9","article-title":"Smoke-like echo in the left atrial cavity in mitral valve disease: Its features and significance","volume":"6","author":"S Beppu","year":"1985","journal-title":"Journal of the American College of Cardiology"},{"issue":"6","key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1204","DOI":"10.1016\/0735-1097(88)90283-5","article-title":"Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast in mitral valve disease: An indicator for an increased thromboembolic risk","volume":"11","author":"WG Daniel","year":"1988","journal-title":"Journal of the American College of Cardiology"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"961","DOI":"10.1016\/0735-1097(94)90644-0","article-title":"Relations between left atrial appendage blood flow velocity, spontaneous echocardiographic contrast and thromboembolic risk in vivo","volume":"23","author":"D Fatkin","year":"1994","journal-title":"Journal of the American College of Cardiology"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"962","DOI":"10.1161\/01.CIR.95.4.962","article-title":"Prevalence of Thrombus, Spontaneous Echo Contrast, and Atrial Stunning in Patients Undergoing Cardioversion of Atrial Flutter","volume":"95","author":"WN Irani","year":"1997","journal-title":"Circulation"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref11","first-page":"18","article-title":"Gislason GH","volume":"17","author":"ML Hansen","year":"2015","journal-title":"EP Europace"},{"issue":"12","key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1139","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa0905561","article-title":"Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation","volume":"361","author":"SJ Connolly","year":"2009","journal-title":"The New England journal of medicine"},{"issue":"10","key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"883","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa1009638","article-title":"Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation","volume":"365","author":"MR Patel","year":"2011","journal-title":"The New England journal of medicine"},{"issue":"11","key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"981","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa1107039","article-title":"Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation","volume":"365","author":"CB Granger","year":"2011","journal-title":"The New England journal of medicine"},{"issue":"6","key":"ref15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1197","DOI":"10.1016\/j.hrthm.2016.03.024","article-title":"Is transesophageal echocardiogram mandatory in patients undergoing ablation of atrial fibrillation with uninterrupted novel oral anticoagulants? Results from a prospective multicenter registry","volume":"13","author":"L Di Biase","year":"2016","journal-title":"Heart Rhythm"},{"issue":"7","key":"ref16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1017","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjcard.2016.12.008","article-title":"Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation","volume":"119","author":"J Wyrembak","year":"2017","journal-title":"The American journal of cardiology"},{"issue":"3","key":"ref17","first-page":"295","article-title":"Prevalence of Left Atrial Thrombus Detection by Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Comparison of Continuous Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant Versus Warfarin Therapy in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation","volume":"2","author":"D Frenkel","year":"2016","journal-title":"JACC Clin Electrophysiol"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"496","DOI":"10.1016\/j.hrthm.2017.12.005","article-title":"Left atrial thrombus and dense spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in patients on continuous direct oral anticoagulant therapy undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Comparison of dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban","volume":"15","author":"M Wu","year":"2018","journal-title":"Heart Rhythm"},{"issue":"4","key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"379","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1540-8167.2008.01336.x","article-title":"Incidence and predictors of left atrial thrombus prior to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation","volume":"20","author":"D Scherr","year":"2009","journal-title":"J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol"},{"issue":"22","key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2032","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jacc.2009.07.037","article-title":"Role of the CHADS2 score in the evaluation of thromboembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing transesophageal echocardiography before pulmonary vein isolation","volume":"54","author":"S Puwanant","year":"2009","journal-title":"J Am Coll Cardiol"},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ahj.2017.07.016","article-title":"Comparison of prevalence and management of left atrial appendage thrombi under old and new anticoagulants prior to left atrial catheter ablation","volume":"193","author":"A Da Costa","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am Heart J"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1067\/mem.2000.107655","article-title":"A prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of sotalol, amiodarone, and digoxin for the reversion of new-onset atrial fibrillation","volume":"36","author":"AP Joseph","year":"2000","journal-title":"Annals of emergency medicine"},{"issue":"5","key":"ref23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"659","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjcard.2004.05.037","article-title":"Comparative effects of carvedilol and amiodarone on conversion and recurrence rates of persistent atrial fibrillation","volume":"94","author":"EM Kanoupakis","year":"2004","journal-title":"The American journal of cardiology"},{"issue":"13","key":"ref24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"913","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM200003303421302","article-title":"Amiodarone to prevent recurrence of atrial fibrillation. Canadian Trial of Atrial Fibrillation Investigators","volume":"342","author":"D Roy","year":"2000","journal-title":"The New England journal of medicine"},{"issue":"1","key":"ref25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"20","DOI":"10.1016\/S0735-1097(03)00559-X","article-title":"Maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation: an AFFIRM substudy of the first antiarrhythmic drug","volume":"42","year":"2003","journal-title":"J Am Coll Cardiol"}],"container-title":["PLOS ONE"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/dx.plos.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0208734","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,9]],"date-time":"2020-05-09T15:04:30Z","timestamp":1589036670000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/dx.plos.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0208734"}},"subtitle":[],"editor":[{"given":"Salah A.M.","family":"Said","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"editor","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,7]]},"references-count":25,"journal-issue":{"issue":"12","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,7]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0208734","relation":{},"ISSN":["1932-6203"],"issn-type":[{"type":"electronic","value":"1932-6203"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,7]]}}}