Cardioversion is widely used in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter when a
rhythm control strategy is pursued. We sought to summarize the current evidence on this …

Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been considered the gold
standard for left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus detection. Nevertheless, TEE may …

Background To assess the radiation dose and image quality of cardiac computed
tomography angiography (CCTA) in an acute stroke imaging protocol using a deep learning …

In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …

Practices regarding indications and timing for transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE)
before cardioversion (CV) of atrial fibrillation (AF) or left atrial (LA) interventional procedures …

Intracardiac thrombus in the left atrium and atrial appendage (LA/LAA) and left ventricle (LV)
increases the risk of systemic thromboembolism and causes potentially devastating …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) underlies almost one third of all ischaemic strokes, with the left atrial
appendage (LAA) identified as the primary thromboembolic source. Current stroke risk …

Left atrial appendage (LAA) is believed to be a common site of thrombus formation in
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the commonly-applied stroke risk stratification …

Intracardiac thrombi can occur in a variety of locations and are frequently encountered in
clinical practice. Yet evidence-based guidance for clinicians managing patients with …

Diese Leitlinie stellt eine Komplettüberarbeitung der bisherigen S1-Leitlinie aus dem Jahr
2012 [1] und der im Jahr 2015 publizierten Ergänzung zu den Rekanalisationstherapien [2] …