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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Thrombus in Accessory Lobes of the Left Atrial Appendage
Author(s) -
VargasBarrón Jesús,
EspinolaZavaleta Nilda,
Roldán Francisco Javier,
RomeroCárdenas Angel,
Keirns Candace,
VázquezAntona Clara
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2000.00689.x
Subject(s) - appendage , medicine , thrombus , atrial appendage , cardiology , anatomy , radiology , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm
Fifty‐four percent of left atrial appendages have two lobes. The number ranges from one to four lobes. We describe three patients with accessory lobes of the left atrial appendage studied with multiplanar transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). In one patient there was evidence of thrombi in the accessory lobe.