Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Detection of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Useful Technique in Patients with Transesophageal Echocardiography Contraindication.
Manuel Marina-BreysseAlfonso Jurado-RománBartolomé López-ViedmaJesús Piqueras-FloresMaría T López-LluvaPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2016)
Endoscopic ultrasound is a diagnostic and therapeutic technique used in specialized centers for patients that have undergone digestive procedures. This technique enables highly precise real-time imaging of the digestive tract wall and surrounding organs. Endoscopic ultrasound is also useful in patients with cardiovascular diseases such as atrial fibrillation. In patients with contraindication for transesophageal echocardiography due to high risk of esophageal bleeding or complications that may require immediate intervention, endoscopic ultrasound may be a safer option for visualizing atrial chambers to rule out the presence of left atrial appendage thrombi before cardioversion.
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- ultrasound guided
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- magnetic resonance imaging
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular disease
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- randomized controlled trial
- pulmonary hypertension
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- high resolution
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular risk factors
- endoscopic submucosal dissection
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- mitral valve
- living cells