Open AccessComplex Left Atrial Appendage Morphology and Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus Formation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Masayoshi Yamamoto,
Yoshihiro Seo,
Naoto Kawamatsu,
Kimi Sato,
Akinori Sugano,
Tomoko MachinoOhtsuka,
Ryo Kawamura,
Hideki Nakajima,
Miyako Igarashi,
Yukio Sekiguchi,
Tomoko Ishizu,
Kazutaka Aonuma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.113.001317
Subject(s) - appendage , medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , atrial appendage , thrombus , left atrium , anatomy , sinus rhythm
In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), most thrombus forms in the left atrial appendage (LAA). However, the relation of LAA morphology with LAA thrombus is unknown.
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