Association of Structure and Function of left atrial Appendage with Left atrial appendage Thrombus formation in patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease: ASFALT-RHD study

Association of Structure and Function of left atrial Appendage with Left atrial appendage Thrombus formation in patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease: ASFALT-RHD study

Context: In patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD), left atrial appendage (LAA) dilation and thrombus formation is widely known. LAA thrombus formation is a risk factor for stroke even in patients with sinus rhythm. The aim of this study was to determine an association between LAA structure and...

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Main Authors: Karthik Natarajan, Zeeshan Mansuri, Dinesh Joshi, Anand Shukla, Vishal Sharma, Vimlesh Pandey, Sanjeev Bhatia, Krutika Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Heart India
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
left atrial appendage
rheumatic heart disease
Online Access:http://www.heartindia.net/article.asp?issn=2321-449x;year=2021;volume=9;issue=1;spage=78;epage=82;aulast=Natarajan

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