Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been considered the gold
standard for left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus detection. Nevertheless, TEE may …

Background Transesophageal echocardiography–guided direct cardioversion is
recommended in patients who are inadequately anticoagulated due to perceived risk of left …

Background Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) is an emerging non-invasive modality for
assessing left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus, but the results were conflicting. Our study …

Background In nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the left atrial appendage (LAA) is the
source of thrombus in up to 90% of patients. LAA pseudothrombus (LAAPT), defined as a …

Objective To investigate the predictive value of CHADS< sub> 2 and CHA< sub> 2 DS<
sub> 2-VASc score in left atrial (LA) or left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in patients with …

BACKGROUND: Although transesophageal echocardiography is the definitive test for the
detection of left atrial (LA) appendage thrombus, transthoracic echocardiography has yet to …

Background Intracardiac thrombi arising in the left atrial appendage (LAA) are the principal
cause of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Predicting the presence of LAA thrombi …

Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is currently the diagnostic test of
choice to evaluate potential left atrial appendage thrombi (LAAT). Cardiac magnetic …

Background In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the impact of left ventricular
diastolic function on the risk for left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus has not been …

Background Although the CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scoring systems are commonly
used as measures of thromboembolic risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation …