Sudden appearance of new clot.

Sudden appearance of new clot.
Ann Card Anaesth. 2019 Jul-Sep;22(3):316-317
Authors: Raut MS, Hanjoora VM
Abstract
A patient having mitral stenosis with chronic atrial fibrillation, large left atrium, and spontaneous echo contrast is expected to have clot in LA or LAA. TEE is more sensitive to detect thrombus in LA and LAA than transthoracic echocardiography. However, false-negative results can still occur due to multilobed LAA, and a thrombus can be potentially missed.
PMID: 31274496 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia - June 30, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Raut MS, Hanjoora VM Tags: Ann Card Anaesth Source Type: research