Left Atrial Appendage Pseudothrombus Is Associated With Stroke History in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Cardiac Computed Tomography

Left Atrial Appendage Pseudothrombus Is Associated With Stroke History in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Cardiac Computed Tomography

Background In nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the left atrial appendage (LAA) is the source of thrombus in up to 90% of patients. LAA pseudothrombus (LAAPT), defined as a filling defect on the initial but not the 60‐second delayed acquisition on cardiovascular computed tomography scan (CCT),...

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Main Authors: Edward Nicol, Nabeela Karim, Tom Semple, Saranya Baleswaran, Ruth Owen, Omar Riad, Vias Markides, Simon P. G. Padley, Tom Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
computed tomography
left atrial appendage
pseudothrombus
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.030147

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