Aims: We evaluated the feasibility of three-dimensional echocardiography, in the
assessment of left atrial appendage (LAA) function. Methods and Results: Forty-five patients …

To correlate blood flow velocities with thrombogenesis in the left atrium (LA) and left atrial
appendage (LAA), we performed transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography (Eso …

Background The prognostic relevance of left atrial (LA) morphological and functional
variables, including those derived from speckle tracking echocardiography (STE), has been …

The objective of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of
echocardiographic evidence of heart disease in apparently healthy cats with heart murmurs …

Objective—To evaluate the effects of positioning and number of repeated measurements on
intra-and interobserver variability of echocardiographic measurements in dogs. Design …

BACKGROUND: Hemostasis in the left atrial (LA) appendage (LAA) is an important cause in
the formation of thrombi. Determination of the LAA flow velocity (LAAV) could be a …

The left atrial (LA) appendage contracts both actively and passively throughout the cardiac
cycles. 1, 2 Previous clinical and experimental data have shown that function of this structure …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital heart disease (CHD) in humans, but
considered relatively rare in veterinary medicine. However, modern echocardiographic and …

Abstract Objective To assess Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) for evaluating left ventricular
diastolic wall motion in healthy cats and cats with cardiomyopathy. Animals 20 healthy cats …

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 …