2017
Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Wyrembak J, Campbell KB, Steinberg BA, Bahnson TD, Daubert JP, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z, Atwater BD. Incidence and Predictors of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients Treated With Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Before Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 119: 1017-1022. PMID: 28153350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoutine transesophageal echocardiographyAtrial appendage thrombusLAA thrombusTransesophageal echocardiographyVASc scoreAppendage thrombusNonvitamin K oral anticoagulantsLeft atrial appendage thrombusSingle-center retrospective studyLower LAA velocityTEE-related complicationsOral anticoagulant therapyAtrial fibrillation ablationLAA velocityNOAC therapyOral anticoagulantsAF ablationAnticoagulant therapyCatheter ablationFibrillation ablationAtrial fibrillationRetrospective studyTEE procedureLower incidenceNOACs
2011
LV Thrombus Detection by Routine Echocardiography Insights Into Performance Characteristics Using Delayed Enhancement CMR
Weinsaft JW, Kim HW, Crowley AL, Klem I, Shenoy C, Van Assche L, Brosnan R, Shah DJ, Velazquez EJ, Parker M, Judd RM, Kim RJ. LV Thrombus Detection by Routine Echocardiography Insights Into Performance Characteristics Using Delayed Enhancement CMR. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2011, 4: 702-712. PMID: 21757159, PMCID: PMC3724234, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChi-Square DistributionContrast MediaEchocardiographyFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart VentriclesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRegistriesThrombosisVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsDelayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonanceLeft ventricular thrombusRoutine echoPositive predictive valuePredictive valueClinical indicationsLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionLV thrombus detectionVentricular systolic dysfunctionRoutine clinical careCardiac magnetic resonanceNegative predictive valueDiagnostic confidence scoreLVT detectionSystolic dysfunctionVentricular thrombusEmbolic eventsEnhancement CMREcho contrastMural thrombusPrimary indicationContrast useClinical carePatientsThrombus