[Echocardiographic assessment of the left atrial appendage - transoesophageal, transthoracic and intracardiac approaches]

Attila Nemes; Kálmán Havasi; Nóra Ambrus; Mária Kohári; László Sághy; Tamás Forster

doi:10.1556/650.2018.31001

[Echocardiographic assessment of the left atrial appendage - transoesophageal, transthoracic and intracardiac approaches]

Orv Hetil. 2018 Mar;159(9):335-345. doi: 10.1556/650.2018.31001.

[Article in Hungarian]

Authors

Attila Nemes¹, Kálmán Havasi¹, Nóra Ambrus¹, Mária Kohári¹, László Sághy¹, Tamás Forster¹

Affiliation

¹ Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ, II. Belgyógyászati Klinika és Kardiológiai Központ, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Semmelweis u. 8., 6725.

PMID: 29480048
DOI: 10.1556/650.2018.31001

Abstract

Left atrial appendage is a cardiac chamber in variable shapes and sizes. Its condition is associated with atrial arrhytmias and the presence of a thrombus. Due to its difficult visualisation, the present review aimed to demonstrate the role of different echocardiographic methods in its assessment. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(9): 335-345.

Keywords: bal pitvari fülcse; echocardiography; echokardiográfia; left atrial appendage.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Function, Left*
Echocardiography / methods*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Humans