Impact of dense ‘Smoke’ detected on Transesophageal Echocardiography on stroke-risk in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation

Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast ( ‘Smoke’) within the left atrial cavity on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) suggests low blood flow velocities in the heart that may consequently lead to thromboembolic (TE) events.

Source: Heart Rhythm - October 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ömer Gedikli, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Carola Gianni, Qiong Chen, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, J. David Burkhardt, Javier E. Sanchez, Patrick Hranitzky, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Amin Al-Ahmad, Rodney Horton, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale Source Type: research