Optimizing left atrial appendage imaging: the diagnostic value of left lateral decubitus cardiac CT angiography.

Moreover, in terms of poor filling, only 5 patients (8.8%) in the LLD group were markedly lower compared to 16 patients (28.1%) in the early supine position ( p = 0.010), slightly lower in the delayed phase (10.5%), although the latter difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.739). 3.4 Diagnostic performance of CT against TEE A total of 114 patients were analyzed, with CT-based LAA thrombus evaluation compared against TEE as the reference standard.

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