Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast occurring in patients with low CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores

Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast occurring in patients with low CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores

Abstract Background Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LASEC) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), although scarce information exists on LASEC occurring in nonvalvular AF patients who have low thromboembolic risk scores. We therefore examined prevalence and determinants of LASEC...

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Main Authors: Kanako Akamatsu, Takahide Ito, Michishige Ozeki, Masatoshi Miyamura, Koichi Sohmiya, Masaaki Hoshiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Spontaneous echo contrast
Transesophageal echocardiography
CHADS2 score
CHA2DS2-VASc score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-020-00213-2

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