Incidence of left atrial thrombus prior to atrial fibrillation ablation: is pre-procedural transoesophageal echocardiography mandatory?
McCready
James W
JW
The Heart Hospital, University College Hospital and Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, UCL, 16-18 Westmoreland Street, London W1G 8PH, UK. jack.mccready@uclh.nhs.uk
Nunn
Laurence
L
Lambiase
Pier D
PD
Ahsan
Syed Y
SY
Segal
Oliver R
OR
Rowland
Edward
E
Lowe
Martin D
MD
Chow
Anthony W
AW
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology