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. 2005 Nov 11;92(7):933–938. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071860

Table 2 Transoesophageal echocardiography findings in the study population (n = 757).

No of LAA lobes
 1 198 (26.2%)
 2 366 (48.3%)
 3 155 (20.5%)
 ⩾4 38 (5%)
Spontaneous echo contrast grade
 0 184 (24.3%)
 1 237 (31.3%)
 2 172 (22.7%)
 3 87 (11.5%)
 4 77 (10.2%)
Patients with thrombi 48 (6.3%)
 LA thrombi 2 (4.2%)
 LAA thrombi 42 (87.5%)
 RAA thrombi 4 (8.3%)
Patients with LAA artefacts 115 (15%)

LA, left atrium; LAA, left atrial appendage; RAA, right atrial appendage.