Open AccessSeptal Thrombus in the Left Atrium: Is the Left Atrial Septal Pouch the Culprit?
Author(s) -
Swaminatha V. Gurudevan,
Hetan Shah,
Kirsten Tolstrup,
Robert Siegel,
Subramaniam Krishnan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.10.003
Subject(s) - cardiology , culprit , medicine , thrombus , left atrium , appendage , pouch , anatomy , atrial fibrillation , myocardial infarction
cardioembolic strokes are responsible for more than 20% of all ischemic strokes. The examination of atrial sources of cardioembolic strokes has focused almost exclusively on the left atrial appendage (LAA) and the pathophysiology of thrombus formation at this site is well understood. However,
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