Key result
Real-time 3D transoesophageal echocardiography proved the non-thrombotic nature of a particular pectinated muscle arrangement within the left atrial appendage.
Population
1 patient with suspected left atrial appendage thrombus
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Real-time 3D TEE may help differentiate LAA pectinate muscles from thrombus; leaves open need for prospective validation before wider use.
Real-time 3D TEE can be a useful imaging modality for differentiating normal anatomical variants like pectinate muscles from thrombi in the left atrial appendage.
Lațcu et al. (2009) studied this question. Real-time 3D transoesophageal echocardiography proved the non-thrombotic nature of a particular pectinated muscle arrangement within the left atrial appendage.
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