Benefit of Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography Derived Ejection Fraction of the Left Atrial Appendage to Predict Thromboembolic Risk in the Patients with Valvular Heart Disease.
In Cheol KimSeo Young SongIn Jeong ChoChi Young ShimGeu Ru HongJi-Hoe HeoHyo Suk NamYoung Jin KimByoung Wook ChoiNamsik ChungPublished in: Korean circulation journal (2018)
In the patients who underwent 4DCT for cardiac valve evaluation before surgery, EFCT by volume analysis might have additional role to evaluate LAA function and estimate the risk of thrombus.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- aortic valve
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance
- catheter ablation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- oral anticoagulants