Incidence and predictors of left atrial thrombus development in
patients scheduled for repeat catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation:
Is transesophageal echocardiography always mandatory?
Satoshi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD.1,2*; Yasuya Inden, MD,
PhD.2; Shuro Riku, M.D.2; Kazumasa
Suga, M.D.2; Koichi Furui, M.D.2;
Toshifumi Nakagomi, M.D.2; Masafumi Shimojo,
M.D.2; Takashi Okajima M.D.2; Rei
Shibata, MD, PhD.1; and Toyoaki Murohara, MD,
PhD.2
1 Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics,
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
2 Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate
School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
*Address for correspondence :
Satoshi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD
Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.
Tel.: +81-52-744-2147
Fax: +81-52-744-2138
E-mail address: pinponstar@yahoo.co.jp
Running title : Evaluation of LA thrombi at repeat ablation
Disclosures: Drs. Yanagisawa and Shibata are affiliated with a
department sponsored by Medtronic Japan. Other authors have no conflict
of interest.
Funding : none