Left atrial thrombus in a patient with left atrial appendage ligation [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2013 A 75-year-old woman who had a bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement and complete left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation a year ago was found to be in atrial flutter at routine clinical follow-up. She was started on warfarin and brought back for a transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)-guided cardioversion. On the TOE, a left atrial thrombus overlying the
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Contrast-enhanced CMR in patients after percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: A pilot study [PDF]
, 2011 Background To evaluate the feasibility and value of first-pass contrast-enhanced dynamic and post-contrast 3D CMR in patients after transcatheter occlusion of left atrial appendage (LAA) to identify incorrect placement and persistent leaks.
Steffen E Petersen +14 more
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Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm with Thrombus
, 2022 We present the case of an atrial thrombus that developed under established anticoagulation in a patient with a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm and persistent atrial fibrillation.
Mattia Arrigo +3 more
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Predicting Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus from Left Atrial Volume and Confirmation by Computed Tomography with Delayed Enhancement. [PDF]
, 2020 Assessing thromboembolic risk is crucial for proper management of patients with atrial fibrillation. Left atrial volume is a promising predictor of cardiac thrombosis.
Osawa, Kazuhiro +5 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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Resolution of left atrial appendage thrombus with apixaban [PDF]
Thrombosis Journal, 2013 Left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombosis is an important cause of cardiogenic cerebral thromboembolism. Apixaban is a member of the class of novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) and is superior to warfarin in preventing stroke or systemic embolism, causes less bleeding, and results in lower mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Kawakami, Tohru +4 more
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Large Device-Related Thrombus Detected following Symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attack
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2021 As an independent risk factor for stroke, atrial fibrillation has been shown to be associated with a fivefold increase in the cause of embolic stroke in comparison to healthy individuals without atrial fibrillation.
Osayi Lawani, Edward Baptista
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 ObjectiveDelayed enhancement cardiac CT is a reliable tool for the diagnosis of left atrial appendage thrombus but limited for scanning heterogeneity. We aimed to explore the improvement of the 1 and 3-min delay phase at the diagnostic level to detect ...
Xiang-Nan Li +7 more
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Exploring Hidden Left Ventricular Dysfunction in COPD Patients without Pulmonary Hypertension [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical JournalBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with left atrial (LA) mechanical dysfunction and an increased risk of thromboembolism, most commonly originating from the left atrial appendage (LAA).
Abdallah Elghannam +2 more
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Role of left atrial strain in predicting left atrial appendage thrombosis in patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical JournalBackground:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with left atrial (LA) mechanical dysfunction and an increased risk of thromboembolism, most commonly originating from the left atrial appendage (LAA).
Ahmed Elkhateib +2 more
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