Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus
Global peak left atrial longitudinal strain assessed by transthoracic echocardiography is a good predictor of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients in sinus rhythm with heart failure and very low ejection fraction – an observational study
... peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) alone is reported to be useful for functional analysis of the left atrium (LA) [5, 6] and in prediction of left atrial appendage thrombus ...
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Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis with Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus - Effect of Oral Anticoagulation on Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus Resolution.
... isolated left atrial appendage thrombus can afford to be on adequate oral anticoagulation for a short period (6weeks to 6 months) if the thrombus is small especially if they are young ...
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The value of diastolic function parameters in the prediction of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
... “rule-out” left atrial appendage thrombus be- tween January 1, 2005 and December 31, ...with atrial flutter, without intervening episodes of atrial fibrillation, were not ...
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Impact of B-type natriuretic peptide level on the risk of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective study
... LAA thrombus, defined as a circumscribed and uniformly echo-dense intracavitary mass distinct from the underlying left atrial or LAA endocardium and the pectinate muscles, and present in more than ...
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices: safety, efficacy, and clinical utility
... enrolled 150 patients with non-valvular AF, a CHADS 2 score ≥ 1, and a contraindication to warfarin use. The mean age of patients was 72.5 ± 7.4 years, mean CHADS 2 score was 2.8, and 64% were male. The most common risk ...
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Congenital giant left atrial appendage aneurysm: a case report
... trigger atrial tachyarrhythmia [12] and can compress adja- cent cardiac structures such as the coronary artery or ven- tricular wall, as in our ...predict thrombus formation or embolic events, but that ...
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Transesophageal Echocardiography study in Ischemic Stroke
... The left atrial appendage size, presence of left atrial thrombus, atrial septal aneurysm and patent foramen ovale were noted for contrast study was done in all the ...
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Original Article The influence of left atrial appendage closure on the structure and function of the left atrium
... LAAC at our center between September 2014 and January 2016. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to evaluate the presence of an intra-cardiac ...
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Contrast enhanced transesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation referred to electrical cardioversion improves atrial thrombus detection and may reduce associated thromboembolic events
... of left sided cardiac ...the left ventricle and identification of wall motion abnormalities and cardiac masses ...the left atrium (LA) and left atrial appendage (LAA) during ...
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Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion: patient selection and perspectives
... late thrombus formation on the WATCHMAN device in the absence of ...with atrial leads to accurately and continuously record AF burden, only 10%–30% of patients who developed thromboembolism had AF detected ...
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Contrast enhanced CMR in patients after percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: A pilot study
... the left atrial appendage ...for left atrial thrombus forma- tion related to the phenomenon of atrial stunning ...in atrial fibrillation have a 5-fold higher risk ...
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Original Article Efficacy and safety of dabigatran and dual antiplatelet therapy after left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman device
... undergoing left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is contro- ...persistent atrial fibrillation were randomly assigned to warfarin, dabigatran and dual antiplatelet groups ...The thrombus ...
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Velocity encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance to assess left atrial appendage emptying
... Despite the technically related differences, our findings indicate that VENC-CMR measurements of passive LAA are feasible. However, the non-significant correlation be- tween CMR and TEE measurements within the sub- ...
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Left atrial giant thrombus infected by Escherichia Coli. Case report
... identifying left atrium masses and clarifying the diagnosis between thrombus and left atrial myxoma ...of atrial thrombi, especially in the left atrial appendage, ...
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Novel stroke risk reduction in atrial fibrillation: left atrial appendage occlusion with a focus on the Watchman closure device
... was successful in 66 of the 75 enrolled patients (88%). At 45 days, 93% devices showed successful sealing of LAA according to protocol. Two patients experienced device embolization, both successfully retrieved ...
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Conservative treatment of a left atrial intramural hematoma after left atrial thrombus resection and concomitant mitral valve replacement - case report
... 27 mm; Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA), extirpa- tion of the intracavitary mass and ligation of the left atrial appendage. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogra- phy revealed ...
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: an update
... of thrombus formation in patients with ...intracardiac thrombus, was identi fi ed in 10 – 15% of cases of valvular AF and NVAF — however, the anticoagulation status of these patients was not ...of ...
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Hemoglobin A1c and risk of left atrial thrombus and spontaneous echo contrast in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients
... the left lateral position when the transesopha- geal probe was ...the appendage or body of the atrium appeared to be distinct from the underlying endocardium, was not caused by pectinate muscles, and was ...
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Correlation between mitral annular systolic velocity and left atrial appendage function in mitral stenosis.
... The appendage of the left atrium is bulbar structure which is long with a narrow junction at its meeting point with left ...the left atrial appendage is clinically important ...
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Left Atrial Appendage Mechanical Changes in Patient with Mitral Stenosis Speckle Tracking Imaging Study
... The left atrial appendage LAA has unique developmental, functional and ana- tomical ...of thrombus formation in atrial fibrillation and to a lesser extent in mitral valve disease ...of ...
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