It has been proposed that if transesophageal echocardiography reveals no atrial thrombus, cardioversion may be performed safely after only a short period of anticoagulant therapy. In a multicenter ...

New York, NY - The use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to guide cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has taken a step closer to being accepted into medical practice ...

“It’s important to do a transesophageal echo when you’re thinking of doing a cardioversion in somebody that has a device or any kind of closure. If you think that the appendage is closed, make sure ...

Cardioversion. This procedure gives you ... You may also have an imaging test called a transesophageal echocardiogram to see whether you already have blood clots in one of your heart chambers ...

Before chemical or electrical cardioversion, a doctor may perform a transesophageal echocardiography procedure, in which a thin, flexible catheter is guided down your throat to your chest to check ...

Cardioversion can improve heart function, reduce the risk of embolism and relieve symptoms in patients with atrial fibrillation. Despite anticoagulation therapy, thromboembolic complications can ...

2 Thus, it is relevant to evaluate the thromboembolic risk before cardioversion, initiate OACs, and continue life-long anticoagulation in patients at increased risk of stroke. Of note, strict ...

and could expedite the process from initial standard treatment including enoxaparin/warfarin to elective cardioversion when applying a TEE-guided approach (transesophageal echocardiography).

In this observational study, we investigated premises for the clinical decision to perform TEE in AF patients treated with NOACs who were eligible for elective cardioversion in 2 cardiology centers.

Electrical cardioversion without routine extra anticoagulation ... absence of anticoagulation -- provided that pre-procedural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) shows good device position ...

To the Editor: The findings of Klein et al. (May 10 issue) 1 compel reexamination of fast-track cardioversion with the use of transesophageal echocardiography. Is it safe? The mortality rate was 2 ...