Computed Tomography to Exclude Cardiac Thrombus in Atrial Fibrillation-An 11-Year Experience from an Academic Emergency Department.
Sophie GuptaMartin LutnikFilippo CacioppoTeresa LindmayrNikola SchuetzElvis TumnitzLena FriedlMagdalena BoeglSebastian SchnaubeltHans DomanovitsAlexander Oskar SpielDaniel TothRaoul VargaMarcus RaudnerHarald HerknerMichael SchwameisJan NiederdoecklPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
LAAT was rare in patients admitted to the ED with AF and AFL who underwent cardiac CT prior to attempted cardioversion. At follow-up, no patient had suffered an ischemic stroke. Prospective studies need to show whether this strategy is suitable for the acute treatment of symptomatic AF in the emergency setting.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- emergency department
- computed tomography
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- dual energy
- left ventricular
- direct oral anticoagulants
- positron emission tomography
- heart failure
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- liver failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- magnetic resonance imaging
- case report
- public health
- healthcare
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- adverse drug
- intensive care unit
- venous thromboembolism