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Date Published: 06/03/2024
Online Published: 28/12/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55046/vjrnm.03.1063.2023
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No. 03 (2023): tieng anh
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Scientific research
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Truong , T. T., Nguyen , N. T., Vu, D. L., Nguyen , K. V., Nguyen , T. T. H., Hoang , T. V. H., Le , T. T. L., Phung , B. N., & Vu, T. K. T. (2023). THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE MORPHOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY. Vietnamese Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 03, 3-10. https://doi.org/10.55046/vjrnm.03.1063.2023

THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE MORPHOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Truong thi Thanh1,, Nguyen Ngoc Trang2, Dr Vu Dang Luu1, Nguyen Khoi Viet2, Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai2, Hoang Thi Van Hoa2, Le Thi Thuy Lien2, Phung Bao Ngoc2, Vu Thi Kim Thoa2
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 Bach Mai Hospital

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe the morphological characteristics of left atrial appendage (LAA) on multislice computed tomography in patients with atrial fibrillation.


Materials and methods: A prospective descriptive study on 44 patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) and underwent multislice computed tomography at Bach Mai Hospital from August 2022 to July 2023. Results: Mean age 64.45 ± 10.50. The most common morphology of LAA is “windsock” with 40.91%, followed by “chicken wing” with 34.09%, then “cauliflower” with 13.64%, and finally “cactus” with 11.36%. The most common LAA orifice position is in the middle (63.64%), the average length of the LAA is 47.03 ± 11.69 mm, and the mean volume of the LAA is 14.39 ± 8.00 ml. There is little relationship between gender and morphological characteristics of the LAA.


Conclusion: The most common LAA morphology in patients with atrial fibrillation is “windsock”. Gender has little association with left atrial appendage morphology.  

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atrial fibrillation, left atrial appendage, multislice computed tomography

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