Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Is Associated with the Risk of Thrombus in the Left Atrial Appendage in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

• Main Authors: Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska (Author), Paweł Krzesiński (Author), Agnieszka Jurek (Author), Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka (Author), Iwona Gorczyca (Author), Monika Budnik (Author), Grzegorz Gielerak (Author), Marek Kiliszek (Author), Monika Gawałko (Author), Piotr Scisło (Author), Janusz Kochanowski (Author), Olga Jelonek (Author), Anna Michalska (Author), Katarzyna Starzyk (Author), Krzysztof J. Filipiak (Author), Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon (Author), Grzegorz Opolski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high risk of ischemic stroke. The most frequent thrombus location in AF is the left atrial appendage (LAA). Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a basic diagnostic examination in patients (pts) with AF. Objectives. To analyse the relations...