Left atrial appendage thrombus detected by transesophageal examination with linear endoscopic ultrasound

Left atrial appendage thrombus detected by transesophageal examination with linear endoscopic ultrasound

Abstract Linear endoscopic ultrasound (L‐EUS) is mainly performed to assess pancreaticobiliary and mediastinal diseases. In this report, transesophageal observation with L‐EUS revealed an LAA thrombus that was not detected by transthoracic echocardiography. This report highlights a novel potential r...

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Main Authors: Kenji Ikezawa, Minoru Shigekawa, Kaoruko Sengoku, Teppei Yoshioka, Ryotaro Sakamori, Yasushi Sakata, Tetsuo Takehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
endoscopic ultrasound
left atrial appendage thrombosis
spontaneous echo contrast
transesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2223

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