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Assessment of Left Atrial Appendage Structure and Function by Transesophageal Echocardiography
Author(s) -
YAO SIUSUN,
MEISNER JAY S.,
FACTOR STEPHEN M.,
FRANK CHARLES W.,
STROM JOEL A.,
SHIRANI JAMSHID
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1998.tb00603.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , appendage , stenosis , percutaneous , cardioversion , mitral valve , mitral valvuloplasty , radiology , anatomy
This article examines the transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of the left atrial appendage anatomy and function in individuals without significant structural heart disease and in those with atrial fibrillation with or without cardioembolism or mitral valve stenosis. We also summarize the available data in the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiographic studies in patients undergoing cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis. Also, potential limitations and ongoing developments in the use of transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of the left atrial appendage are outlined, and recommendations are given for the uniform reporting of quantitative data.