Clinical outcomes after AF cardioversion in patients presenting left atrial sludge in trans-esophageal echocardiography.
Fabien SquaraMikael BresDidier ScarlattiPamela MoceriEmile FerrariPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)
No clinical event occurred in patients demonstrating atrial sludge without thrombus and undergoing DCC for AF. These findings support current guidelines that only keep atrial thrombus as a contraindication to cardioversion, but warrant further investigation in large studies.