The left atrial appendage is the most common site for cardiac thrombus. It is anatomically attached to the left inferior portion of the left atrium and consists of muscular trabeculae. The left ...

"We found that CT was, of course, helpful for anatomic rendering, but it was also very sensitive in picking up the presence of left atrial appendage thrombus," said Brady. "This provides an ...

Here, we report a series of LAAC procedures using Sentinel CPSs in patients with a thrombus in the left atrial appendage (LAA). The course of procedures, factors determining the efficacy of ...

Of these, 7 still had LAAT confirmed in the control TEE. Dissolution of the thrombus was observed in 3 patients after changes in therapy from rivaroxaban to VKA, dabigatran to rivaroxaban, and ...

Surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage has been hypothesized ... If a participant had a thrombus identified in the appendage, the left atrium was opened to remove the thrombus before ...