title: Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Detection of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Useful Technique in Patients with Transesophageal Echocardiography Contraindication.
abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound is a diagnostic and therapeutic technique used in specialized centers for patients that have undergone digestive procedures. This technique enables highly precise real-time imaging of the digestive tract wall and surrounding organs. Endoscopic ultrasound is also useful in patients with cardiovascular diseases such as atrial fibrillation. In patients with contraindication for transesophageal echocardiography due to high risk of esophageal bleeding or complications that may require immediate intervention, endoscopic ultrasound may be a safer option for visualizing atrial chambers to rule out the presence of left atrial appendage thrombi before cardioversion.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain; Myocardial Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares [Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research] Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2047-1868
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marina-Breysse
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology Department, University General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jurado-Román
authors.affiliation: Digestive Department, University General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Bartolomé
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: López-Viedma
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piqueras-Flores
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology Department, University General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: María T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: López-Lluva