Septal Thrombus in the Left Atrium: Is the Left Atrial Septal Pouch the Culprit?

Authors :: Robert J. Siegel
Swaminatha V. Gurudevan
Subramaniam C. Krishnan
Kirsten Tolstrup
Hetan Shah
Source :: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 3:1284-1286
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2010.
Abstract: cardioembolic strokes are responsible for more than 20% of all ischemic strokes. The examination of atrial sources of cardioembolic strokes has focused almost exclusively on the left atrial appendage (LAA) and the pathophysiology of thrombus formation at this site is well understood. However

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