Difference in the prevalence of intracardiac thrombus on the first presentation of atrial fibrillation versus flutter in the pediatric and congenital heart disease population.
Omar MeziabLuciana MarcondesKevin G FriedmanEdward T O'LearyMichelle GurvitzChristina J VanderPluymEdward P WalshJohn K TriedmanDouglas Y MahPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)
The risk for intracardiac thrombus is high in the pediatric and CHD population, with no apparent distinguishing factors to warrant a change in the recommendations for TEE, with all levels of cardiac complexity being at risk for clot.
Keyphrases
- congenital heart disease
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- risk factors
- heart failure
- left atrial
- left ventricular
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- diffusion weighted imaging
- computed tomography
- young adults
- mitral valve
- childhood cancer