Our extended CTA scans reliably detected LAA thrombi even in cases where TTE did not, and showed that two patients' LAA thrombus would have been untreated based on electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring and TTE. We also showed that the benefits of CTA outweigh the disadvantages arising from the slight amount of excess radiation.
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- atrial fibrillation
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- risk factors
- dual energy
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart rate
- heart rate variability
- patient reported outcomes
- image quality
- magnetic resonance
- radiation therapy
- radiation induced
- pet ct