Role of 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography in the assessment of left atrial function and its relation to the presence of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with non-valvular paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Introduction The study aimed to evaluate the role of speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in the assessment of left atrial (LA) function and its relation to the presence of left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) compared with the gold standard transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) among patients...

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Main Authors: Ola H Abd Elaziz, Bassem M Abdel Hady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2020;volume=18;issue=2;spage=118;epage=125;aulast=Abd