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Spectrum of CT Findings in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Nontraumatic Acute Abdomen

¹ Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, Box 0628, M-372, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0628.

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.

CONCLUSION. 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.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation • CT • nontraumatic acute abdomen

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