Left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation is usually detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) can be a suitable alternative to detect thrombosis. However, the effectiveness of the two methods for detecting LAA thrombus is still unclear, we performed a meta-analysis that compared ICE versus TEE for LAA thrombosis.

中文翻译：

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心内超声心动图与经食管超声心动图诊断房颤左心耳血栓形成的荟萃分析


房颤患者的左心耳 (LAA) 血栓通常通过经食管超声心动图 (TEE) 检测。心内超声心动图（ICE）可以作为检测血栓形成的合适替代方法。然而，这两种方法检测左心耳血栓的有效性仍不清楚，我们进行了一项荟萃分析，比较了 ICE 与 TEE 检测左心耳血栓的情况。