Abstract
Accurate Detection Of Left Atrial Thrombus Prior To Atrial Fibrillation Ablation In Patients With Therapeutic Anticoagulation: Does Transesophageal Echocardiography Beat Conventional Wisdom?
Highlights
Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly increases the risk of left atrial (LA) thrombus and systemic thromboembolism.[1,2,3,4] Screening transesophageal echo (TEE) to rule out left atrial thrombus has become standard of care over the years.[5]
In this issue of JAFIB, de Bono et al try to assess the risk of LA thrombi prior to AF ablation.[14]
It was a retrospective study that looked at 244 preprocedural TEEs in 148 consecutive patients who underwent AF ablation at their institution
Summary
Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly increases the risk of left atrial (LA) thrombus and systemic thromboembolism.[1,2,3,4] Screening transesophageal echo (TEE) to rule out left atrial thrombus has become standard of care over the years.[5]. In this issue of JAFIB, de Bono et al try to assess the risk of LA thrombi prior to AF ablation.[14] It was a retrospective study that looked at 244 preprocedural TEEs in 148 consecutive patients who underwent AF ablation at their institution.
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