3D transesophageal echocardiography assists in evaluating the morphology, function, and presence of thrombi of left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Left atrial appendage (LAA) is significantly more likely to form thrombi in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2D TEE) is considered the gold standard for assessing and studying LAA morphology and anatomy. However, 2D TEE can only visualize one plane at any given time. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3D TEE) imaging can preserve spatial and temporal resolution, which is a safe, accurate, and reproducible imaging modality. There are few reports of the usage of RT-3D TEE to study LAA in AFib patients. In our research, RT-3D TEE helps to provide detailed LAA information and identifying the presence or absence of thrombi from pectinate muscles in paroxysmal and long-standing AFib patients.

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SUBMITTER: Deng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184463 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature