Daut Gorani, Mirza Dilic, Mehmed Kulic, Rifet Gojak, Faris Zvizdic, N Gorani, Mevludin Mekic, Sanja Miseljic
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was the comparison of combined utility of two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and three-dimensional (3D) TTE versus 2D and 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in evaluation of anatomy of the left atrium appendage (LAA) and for clot formation in LAA. BACKGROUND: 2DTEE as semi-invasive method has been for a long time used to visualize the LAA. Improved echocardiography technology has increasingly improved visualization of LAA by 2DTTE and 3DTTE in many patients and decreased the need for TEE performance...
2013: Medical Archives