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.