Left atrial thrombus and dense spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in patients on continuous direct oral anticoagulant therapy undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Comparison of dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban

Left atrial thrombus (LAT) and dense spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients on continuous direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) therapy before catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL) have been described.

Source: Heart Rhythm - April 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael Wu, James Gabriels, Mohammad Khan, Nada Shaban, Salvatore D'Amato, Christopher F. Liu, Steven M. Markowitz, James E. Ip, George Thomas, Parmanand Singh, Bruce Lerman, Apoor Patel, Jim W. Cheung Tags: Clinical Source Type: research