Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia encountered in
clinical practice. One of its most devastating complications is the development of …

The rapid development of interventional procedures for the treatment of arrhythmias in
humans, especially the use of catheter ablation techniques, has renewed interest in cardiac …

Background Thromboembolic event (TE) risk stratification is performed by using CHA 2 DS 2
VASc score. It has been suggested that left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology …

Why Is Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Related to Strokes? Background A specific
morphology of left atrial appendage (LAA) has been reported to be related to stroke in …

Background The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a heart structure with known
prothrombogenic and pro-arrhythmogenic properties. Aim The aim of this study was to …

Understanding the anatomy, physiology, and arrhythmogenic and thrombogenic roles of the
left atrial appendage (LAA) has become very important. The potential deleterious effects of …

Effective and safe transcatheter LAA occlusion requires a detailed knowledge of crucial
anatomic landmarks and endocardial morphologic variants of the LAA and its neighbouring …

Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of thrombus formation. It is commonly responsible for
cerebral stroke whereas less frequently for pulmonary embolism. The aim of the study was to …

Background Left atrial appendage morphology has been proved to be an important predictor
of left atrial thrombus (LAT) and left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LASEC) and stroke in …

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 …