• J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Mar 2005

    Left atrial appendage assessment by second harmonic transthoracic echocardiography after an acute ischemic neurologic event.

    • Fábio Cañellas Moreira, Marcelo H Miglioransa, Ingrid B Hartmann, and Luis E Rohde.
    • Cardiovascular Divisions of Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, Sala 2061, Porto Alegrem RS, Brazil 90035-003.
    • J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2005 Mar 1; 18 (3): 206-12.

    AbstractAlthough second harmonic (sh) imaging is widely available in most contemporary ultrasound systems, its accuracy to evaluate left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology and function remains poorly characterized. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of patients with acute ischemic neurologic conditions (n = 51) who underwent both transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to explore the performance of sh in LAA assessment. Doppler and LAA area evaluation by sh TTE were feasible in most patients (98%). We observed positive and significant associations between sh TTE and transesophageal echocardiography assessment of LAA peak emptying velocities (r = 0.63, P < .001) and LAA maximum area (r = 0.73, P < .001). In addition, all patients (n = 7) with LAA thrombus or spontaneous contrast had peak emptying velocities less than 50 cm/s on sh TTE (negative predictive value of 100%). In multivariate analysis, LAA peak emptying velocity remained independently associated with LAA thrombus or contrast. In conclusion, sh TTE can provide valuable and clinically relevant information of LAA morphology and dynamics.

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