ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE MORPHOLOGY AND LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE THROMBUS FORMATION IN PATIENTS WITH NON-RHEUMATIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY 3D TRANSOESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
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In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), most thrombus forms in the left atrial appendage (LAA).1 However, the relation of LAA morphology with LAA thrombus is unknown. In this study we prospectively enrolled 60 patients who had non valvular atrial fibrillation. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed to assess LAA thrombus. LAA structure was assessed by 3-dimensional TEE. LAA volume and number of lobes were measured on reconstructed 3-dimensional images. Clinical characteristics and echocardiographic measures were compared to determine variables predicting LAA thrombus.
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Rinchin Dorjee Megeji
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
Tony Ete
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
Romar Dabu
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
Prabin Shrivastava
Associate Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Taso Beyong
Associate Professor, Dept. of General Medicine, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
Karto Ete
Assistant Professor, Dept. of General Medicine, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.