Computed Tomography to Exclude Cardiac Thrombus in Atrial Fibrillation—An 11-Year Experience from an Academic Emergency Department

Computed Tomography to Exclude Cardiac Thrombus in Atrial Fibrillation—An 11-Year Experience from an Academic Emergency Department

Background: Computed tomography (CT) could be a suitable method for acute exclusion of left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) prior to cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) at the emergency department. Our aim was to present our experiences with this modality in recent ye...

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Main Authors: Sophie Gupta, Martin Lutnik, Filippo Cacioppo, Teresa Lindmayr, Nikola Schuetz, Elvis Tumnitz, Lena Friedl, Magdalena Boegl, Sebastian Schnaubelt, Hans Domanovits, Alexander Spiel, Daniel Toth, Raoul Varga, Marcus Raudner, Harald Herkner, Michael Schwameis, Jan Niederdoeckl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
cardioversion
left atrial appendage thrombus
atrial fibrillation
emergency medicine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/7/699

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