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JACC: Case Reports, 2020 A 71-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation underwent insertion of a left atrial appendage occlusion device. Before release, a large thrombus was noted within the left atrium, attached to the left atrial appendage occluder delivery system.
Pankaj Jain, MBBS +3 more
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Anatomy of the right atrial appendage and its importance in clinical practice
Folia MorphologicaThe right atrial appendage is an important anatomical marker of the right heart. With the developments in cardiology, more attention has been paid to the right atrial appendage.
Jiani Zhang, Mingyuan Yuan
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Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018 Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly which is usually an incidental finding. We present a rare case of congenital absence of the left atrial appendage in a 77-year-old female patient with atrial ...
Phoo Pwint Nandar +3 more
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Investigating the relationship between the shape of the left atrial appendage and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic MedicineIntroduction: Appendage is the growth of the left atrium, which is different in terms of shape and size. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between the shape of the left atrium appendage and atrial fibrillation incidence.Methods: In a ...
Mehdi Moradi +2 more
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72-year-old woman after a left atrial appendage occluder
, 2019 A 72-year-old woman presented for routine echocardiography 6 months following percutaneous insertion of a left atrial appendage occluder (LAAO) due to atrial fibrillation with contraindications to anticoagulation. The procedure was uncomplicated, and she
Lambert, Matthew +2 more
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A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by pancytopenia and pathological findings suggestive of pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
, 1974 A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by peculiar symptoms is reported. A 15-year old boy had progressive congestive heart failure and three episodes of acute attacks of panctyopenia. The anemia was accompanied by helmet-shaped, broken red blood cells,
Ogawa, Katsuo +3 more
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Predictive Value of Composite Inflammatory Markers for Stroke Prognosis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Novel composite inflammatory markers' role in stroke prognosis is understudied, and the best predictor is unclear, requiring further exploration. Objectives This study aimed to systematically evaluate the associations of 6 novel composite inflammatory markers on stroke prognosis.
Bing Wu +7 more
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Factors associated with left atrial appendage thrombus (results of a retrospective analysis)
Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: Series MedicineBackground. Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia and, due to thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage, is associated with a significant increase in the risk of thromboembolic complications, primarily ischemic stroke, transient
L.M. Yakovleva +2 more
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Variability of the Left Atrial Appendage in Human Hearts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of thrombus formation. It is commonly responsible for cerebral stroke whereas less frequently for pulmonary embolism.
Rafał Kamiński +8 more
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Symptomatic giant left atrial aneurysm in a child : a rare entity [PDF]
, 2010 Isolated left atrial aneurysms are rare entities in clinical practice. Usually the condition is diagnosed in the second to fourth decades of life. The presence of such lesions in the pediatric age group is scantily described.
Shrivastava, Sameer +4 more
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