Objectives: Several studies exist on the left atrial appendage function (LAA) in permanent
atrial fibrillation (AF). However, knowledge about the right atrial appendage (RAA) function …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs due to various etiologies that carry different risks
for thromboembolism. However, the effect of different etiologies on left atrial appendage …

This study assesses the incidence of right atrial (RA) chamber and appendage thrombosis in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in relation to RA appendage morphology and function …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to define right atrial appendage (RAA) anatomic and functional
parameters in a consecutive series of participants and to compare these measures with left …

To assess right atrial appendage (RAA) flow and its possible relationship to left atrial
appendage (LAA) flow in chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), transesophageal …

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 …

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) exhibit impaired left atrial appendage (LAA)
function. However, regional characteristics of LAA function in patients with AF are not …

Aims A transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) parameter that would stratify atrial fibrillation
(AF) risk would be useful. Tissue Doppler imaging can quantify left atrial appendage …

Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is generally used for the assessment of ventricular function,
and to a lesser extent, to evaluate the left atrial appendage (LAA). In the present study, we …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphology and function of the left atrial
appendage (LAA) in different rhythms of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PaAF) patients using …