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Echocardiographic assessment of the left atrial appendage Agmon Y; Khandheria BK; Gentile F; Seward JBJ Am Coll Cardiol 1999[Dec]; 34 (7): 1867-77The left atrial (LA) appendage is a common source of cardiac thrombus formation associated with systemic embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography allows a detailed evaluation of the structure and function of the appendage by two-dimensional imaging and Doppler interrogation of appendage flow. Specific flow patterns, reflecting appendage function, have been characterized for normal sinus rhythm and various abnormal cardiac rhythms. Appendage dysfunction has been associated with LA appendage spontaneous echocardiographic contrast, thrombus formation and thromboembolism. These associations have been studied extensively in patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, in patients undergoing cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias and in patients with mitral valve disease. The present review summarizes the literature on the echocardiographic assessment of LA appendage structure, function and dysfunction, which has become an integral part of the routine clinical transesophageal echocardiographic examination.|*Echocardiography, Doppler[MESH]|*Echocardiography, Transesophageal[MESH]|Atrial Appendage/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology[MESH]|Atrial Fibrillation/complications/diagnostic imaging[MESH]|Atrial Flutter/complications/diagnostic imaging[MESH]|Atrial Function[MESH]|Blood Flow Velocity[MESH]|Heart Diseases/diagnostic imaging/etiology[MESH]|Heart Rate[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Predictive Value of Tests[MESH]|Thrombosis/diagnostic imaging/etiology[MESH] |
