RT Book, Section
A1 Gerede, Demet Menekse
A1 Grimm, Richard A.
A2 Orsinelli, David A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1132343283
T1 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL DYSRHYTHMIAS
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Echocardiography
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071747363
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132343283
RD 2024/04/25
AB Atrial  fibrillation  (AF)  is  the  most  common  rhythm  abnormality  that  is  encountered  in  clinical  practice.  Echocardiography  plays  a  critical  role  in  the  initial  evaluation  of  these  patients  and  in  their  ongoing  management.  Transesophageal  echocardiography  has  emerged  as  an  important  imaging  test  in  these  patients.  By  virtue  of  its  ability  to  assess  for  the  presence  of  atrial  thrombus,  TEE  now  plays  a  pivotal  role  in  the  management  of  patients  with  atrial  fibrillation  and  atrial  flutter  by  screening  for  the  presence  of  thrombus  prior  to  cardioversion  or  ablation.  In  addition,  new  options  for  the  prevention  of  thromboembolic  events,  such  as  the  left  atrial  occluder  device  and  the  LARIAT  procedure,  employ  TEE  during  the  procedure  to  guide  device  placement.  In  this  chapter,  Dr.  Grimm  and  his  colleagues  will  explore  the  use  of  echocardiography  in  several  of  these  clinical  situations,  including  the  assessment  of  the  patient  with  atrial  fibrillation  and  risk  stratification  for  thromboembolic  events,  TEE-guided  cardioversion,  and  intraprocedural  TEE  during  LAA  occluder  device  placement.