Left atrial appendage morphology in patients with suspected cardiogenic stroke without known atrial fibrillation.

Left atrial appendage morphology in patients with suspected cardiogenic stroke without known atrial fibrillation.

The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the typical origin for intracardiac thrombus formation. Whether LAA morphology is associated with increased stroke/TIA risk is controversial and, if it does, which morphological type most predisposes to thrombus formation. We assessed LAA morphology in stroke patie...

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Main Authors: Miika Korhonen, Antti Muuronen, Otso Arponen, Pirjo Mustonen, Marja Hedman, Pekka Jäkälä, Ritva Vanninen, Mikko Taina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4353716?pdf=render

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