Three-dimensional echocardiography of left atrial appendage thrombus.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is superior to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in evaluating the left atrial appendage (LAA) as a potential cardiac source of embolus in patients with stroke. We describe two such patients in whom a TEE and subsequently a three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of the LAA were performed. These case reports show that 3-D echocardiography provides better visualization of LAA anatomy, and that a 3-D description of LAA morphology may be the basis of describing normal and abnormal LAA.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Women's L3119, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Dairywala
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Liu
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Li
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Carroll
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Vannan
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D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed