For long, it was believed that the left atrial appendage (LAA) was a vestigial structure ea
structure which apparently did not have any meaningful function in normal life and could be …

Management of atrial fibrillation in rheumatic valvular hear... : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Management of atrial fibrillation in rheumatic valvular heart disease : Current Opinion in …

Objective Ischaemic stroke is a severe complication of rheumatic heart disease (RHD),
which may result in permanent disability and death. This study aimed to assess the …

This study evaluated the predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) and adverse clinical events in
patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) in sinus rhythm. The patients who diagnosed …

This review article summarizes recent advances in the care of patients presenting with
neurologic events, in which transesophageal echocardiography plays an important role in …

Background This study aimed to investigate whether left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction
evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during sinus rhythm is predictable of …

Two‐dimensional color Doppler tissue imaging (CDTI) has so far been used, in general, to
evaluate ventricular function. In this study, the left atrial appendage (LAA) tissue velocity was …

BACKGROUND: The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a common site of thrombus formation
and is the source of systemic thromboembolism in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis …

BACKGROUND: This study sought to investigate the relative load dependence of left atrial
appendage (LAA) tissue Doppler velocities in patients with mitral stenosis after …

Background: Left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction is an independent predictor of
thromboembolism in mitral stenosis (MS). Objectives: To investigate whether there is a …