Why the study?
How does echocardiography compare to angiocardiography for the detection of left atrial thrombus in patients with mitral stenosis?
Population
Patients with mitral stenosis
Comparison
Echocardiography vs Angiocardiography
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Echocardiography may miss left atrial appendage thrombi; leaves open optimal imaging strategies in mitral stenosis.
How does echocardiography compare to angiocardiography for the detection of left atrial thrombus in patients with mitral stenosis?
While echocardiography can detect large clots in the left atrial body, transseptal left atriography is required for definite diagnosis of clots in the left atrial appendage in patients with mitral stenosis.
Furuse et al. (1976) studied this question.
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