Thiago Marques, Francisco Darrieux, Fábio Gouvêa, Leandro Garambone, Ana Paula Lindoso, João Lage, Luciana Sacilotto, Ana Lúcia Coimbra, Martina Pinheiro, Natália Olivetti, Sissy Lara, Carina Hardy, Guilherme Athayde, Denise Hachul, Cristiano Pisani, Tan Chen Wu, Maurício Scanavacca
BACKGROUND: In the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most frequently sustained arrhythmia, with catheter ablation (CA) or electrical cardioversion (ECV), the periprocedural period is one of the most critical phases. Currently, the use of new direct action oral anticoagulants (DOAC) is increasingly frequent; however, in the real world, there are still few data on studies on the thrombus incidence in the left atrium (TrLA) or dense spontaneous contrast (DSC) on transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)...
September 23, 2022: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia