[HTML][HTML] Mechanical concordance between left atrium and left atrial appendage in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: can it be exploited to avoid transesophageal …

A Sonaglioni, M Lombardo, GL Nicolosi… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the gold standard for assessing left atrial
appendage (LAA) mechanic and thrombosis (LAAT); however, TEE is a high-risk procedure …

[HTML][HTML] Incremental diagnostic role of left atrial strain analysis in thrombotic risk assessment of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients planned for electrical …

A Sonaglioni, M Lombardo, GL Nicolosi… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
During the COVID-19 pandemic, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for left atrial
appendage thrombosis (LAAT) detection should be limited to situations of absolute …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial appendage orifice area and morphology is closely associated with flow velocity in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

L Chen, C Xu, W Chen, C Zhang - BMC Cardiovascular disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background Thromboembolic events are the most serious complication of atrial fibrillation
(AF), and the left atrial appendage (LAA) is the most important site of thrombosis in patients …

Transition from transesophageal echocardiography to cardiac computed tomography for the evaluation of left atrial appendage thrombus prior to atrial fibrillation …

T Akhtar, R Wallace, UA Daimee, E Hart… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is variably performed before atrial
fibrillation (AF) ablation to evaluate left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus. We describe our …

Left atrial function in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and its association with incident atrial fibrillation/flutter

E Goerlich, A Minhas, N Gilotra, AS Barth… - Journal of the …, 2021 - onlinejase.com
Myocardial injury in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with
adverse outcomes; however, associations between myocardial injury and arrhythmias, such …

The value of left atrial strain and strain rate in predicting left atrial appendage stasis in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

MR Zhu, M Wang, XX Ma, DY Zheng… - Cardiology …, 2018 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: This study aimed to investigate the value of left atrial (LA) strain and strain rate
(S/SR) by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in predicting left atrial appendage (LAA) …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial strain measured by 4D Auto LAQ echocardiography is significantly correlated with high risk of thromboembolism in patients with non-valvular atrial …

L Chen, C Zhang, J Wang, L Guo, X Wang… - … Imaging in Medicine …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The 4-dimensional automated left atrial quantification (4D Auto LAQ) tool is a
new software for analysis of the structure and function of the left atrium (LA). This study …

[HTML][HTML] 3D transesophageal echocardiography assists in evaluating the morphology, function, and presence of thrombi of left atrial appendage in patients with atrial …

B Deng, R Nie, Q Qiu, Y Wei, Y Liu, H Lv… - Annals of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Left atrial appendage (LAA) is significantly more likely to form thrombi in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography …

Left atrial appendage mechanical dispersion provides incremental value for thromboembolic risk stratification over CHA2DS2-VASc Score in nonvalvular atrial …

Y Mao, M Ma, Y Yang, C Yu, Y Wang, R Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction is associated with increased risk of
thromboembolic events. However, little is known about LAA mechanical dispersion (MD) …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting reduced left atrial appendage velocity from echocardiographic left atrial function parameters in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter …

B Uziębło-Życzkowska, M Kiliszek, M Maciorowska… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Decreased left atrial appendage velocity (LAAV) is considered a significant risk factor
thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage (LAA). The aim of this study was to assess …