Mechanical Discordance between Left Atrium and Left Atrial Appendage

During standard transesophageal echocardiographic examinations in sinus rhythm (SR) patients, the left atrial appendage (LAA) is not routinely assessed with Doppler. Despite having a SR, it is still possible to have irregular activity in the LAA. This situation is even more important for SR patients...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khamooshian, Arash, Jeganthan, Jelliffe, Amador, Yannis, Laham, Roger J, Mahmood, Feroze, Matyal, Robina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29336402
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_90_17
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Sumario:During standard transesophageal echocardiographic examinations in sinus rhythm (SR) patients, the left atrial appendage (LAA) is not routinely assessed with Doppler. Despite having a SR, it is still possible to have irregular activity in the LAA. This situation is even more important for SR patients where assessment of the left atrium is often foregone. We describe a case where we encountered this situation and briefly review how to assess the left atrium and its appendage in such a case scenario.

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