Computed Tomography to Exclude Cardiac Thrombus in Atrial Fibrillation—An 11-Year Experience from an Academic Emergency Department
Sophie Gupta,
Martin Lutnik,
Filippo Cacioppo
et al.
Abstract:Background: Computed tomography (CT) could be a suitable method for acute exclusion of left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) prior to cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) at the emergency department. Our aim was to present our experiences with this modality in recent years. Methods: This registry-based observational study was performed at the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. We studied all consecutive patients with AF and AFL who under… Show more
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