A novel method to demonstrate thrombus formation of the left atrial appendage in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation by cardiac computed tomography

A novel method to demonstrate thrombus formation of the left atrial appendage in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation by cardiac computed tomography

Background: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is currently the gold standard technique for diagnosing left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombi. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has been expected to become an alternative method to TEE; however, a reliable quantitative evaluation method has not been e...

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Main Authors: Motohide Tanaka, Ryobun Yasuoka, Tomoya Nagano, Yasuhito Kotake, Masahiro Maruyama, Hiromi Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Yutaka Hirano, Gaku Nakazawa, Takashi Kurita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Persistent atrial fibrillation
Left atrial appendage
Thrombus
Cardiac computed tomography
Transesophageal echocardiography
Algorithm
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