The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a finger-like extension originating from the main body of
the left atrium. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically important cardiac …

Background—Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is considered the gold standard
modality in detecting left atrial/LA appendage (LA/LAA) thrombi. However, this is a semi …

Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been considered the gold
standard for left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus detection. Nevertheless, TEE may …

Purpose To assess the diagnostic performance of dual-energy cardiac computed
tomography (CT) in the detection of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombi and differentiation …

Objectives The current reference standard for diagnosing LAA thrombi is transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE), a semi-invasive technique. We aimed to devise an optimal …

Objective Early warfarin anticoagulation is recommended in patients undergoing surgical
bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair. It is unclear whether non-vitamin K …

Cardioaortic embolism to the brain accounts for approximately 15–30% of ischaemic strokes
and is often referred to as 'cardioembolic stroke'. One-quarter of patients have more than …

Background and Purpose—A noninvasive method with high reliability and accuracy
comparable to transesophageal echocardiography for identification of left atrial appendage …

Advances in scanner technology enabling shorter scan times, improvements in spatial and
temporal resolution, and more dose-efficient data reconstruction coupled with rapidly …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most-common arrhythmia in the elderly population (age> 65
years). The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the main location of thrombus formation …