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Is cardiac CT as effective as TEE for the detection of device-related thrombosis in patients following left atrial appendage occlusion?
Is cardiac CT as effective as TEE for the detection of device-related thrombosis in patients following left atrial appendage occlusion?
Cardiac CT is a viable alternative to TEE for detecting device-related thrombosis after LAAO and may offer superior detection of low-grade hypo-attenuated thickening.
Cardiac CT may serve as alternative to TEE for DRT detection after LAAO; hypothesis-generating for low-grade HAT visualization.
Cardiac CT seems equally good as TEE for detection of DRT. In addition, cardiac CT demonstrates cases with low-grade HAT, not visualized by TEE. The clinical significance hereof requires further investigation.
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