Comparison of ability to identify left atrial thrombus by three-dimensional tomography versus transesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation |
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| Authors: | Jaber Wael A White Richard D Kuzmiak Stacie A Boyle Janet M Natale Andrea Apperson-Hansen Carolyn Thomas James D Asher Craig R |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. Jaberw@ccf.org |
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| Abstract: | We sought to determine the potential use of recently introduced cardiac 3-dimensional computed tomography as an alternative to transesophageal echocardiography for examination of the left atrial appendage. Our data suggest that computed tomography is a potential alternative for assessing the anatomy of the left atrial appendage and for detecting thrombi. |
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