Background The study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of left atrial appendage
function to left ventricular function and to analyze, if left ventricular dysfunction predisposed …

Background The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate a large group of
consecutive, non-anticoagulated patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis and to …

Aims: Left atrial appendage thrombi are believed to be the source of embolism in patients
with rheumatic mitral stenosis in atrial fibrillation. There are a few studies which search the …

To examine changes in left atrial appendage flow velocity patterns in relation to left atrial
pressures during sinus rhythm, transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac …

This study evaluated the relation between left atrial appendage (LAA) function and LAA
spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) or thrombus formation. Seventy-five patients (45 men and …

The blood flow velocity patterns within the left atrial appendage were studied by
transesophageal color flow imaging and pulsed Doppler in 84 patients. At the time of the …

The purpose of this study was to determine the left atrial appendage (LAA) function in
patients with stroke. The study group consisted of 61 patients with stroke and 37 control …

Transesophageal pulsed Doppler echocardiography was performed to examine changes
with age in the left atrial appendage flow velocity patterns in 50 normal subjects (15 to 80 …

Recently, attention has been focused on transesophageal echocardiographic detection of
left atrial appendage function to assess of risk of thrombus formation because of potential …

Objective: Thrombus and spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) develops in the left atrial
appendage (LAA) when LAA function is disturbed. Decrease of left atrial appendage …