Transesophageal echocardiography in atrial fibrillation

Teerapat Yingchoncharoen; Saurabh Jha; Luke J. Burchill; Allan L. Klein

doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2013.11.006

Transesophageal echocardiography in atrial fibrillation

Teerapat Yingchoncharoen
, Saurabh Jha
, Luke J. Burchill
, Allan L. Klein

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Abstract

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays an important role in atrial fibrillation (AF), mainly to detect the presence of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus. It is useful in direct current cardioversion (DCC) guidance and for AF ablation and LAA occlusion. With the increasing number of patients affected by AF, the use of TEE will grow and become an important screening modality for LAA thrombus. Future direction includes broader multi-institutional use; further tools to risk stratify patients; and the use of a new spectrum of oral anticoagulants and their cost-effectiveness in patients with AF undergoing DCC, AF ablation, and LAA occlusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-59
Number of pages	17
Journal	Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2013.11.006
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Atrial fibrillation
Left atrial appendage
Stroke
Transesophageal echocardiography

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Transesophageal echocardiography in atrial fibrillation

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