Incidence and Predictors of Intracardiac Thrombus on Pre-electrophysiological Procedure Transesophageal Echocardiography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cerebral thromboembolism is a potentially devastating complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFl). The use of transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) before electrophysiological procedures in anticoagulated patients is variable. Our objective was to determine the incidence and identify predictors of intracardiac left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus on TEE in patients with AF/AFl before electrical cardioversion or ablation.

Methods

We reviewed TEEs of 401 patients undergoing an electrical cardioversion, AF, or AFl ablation from April 2013 to September 2015 at the McGill University Health Center. Clinical and echocardiographic variables were collected at the time of the TEE and follow-up visits. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determi

SUBMITTER: Al Rawahi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7063624 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature