Left atrial appendage thrombus with severe mitral stenosis, responders, and non-responders with anticoagulation

The current study aimed to determine the resolution of LAA thrombus on TEE after three months of optimal anticoagulation among patients with different types of LAA at baseline cardiac CT of patients with severe MS. A total of 88 patients were included, with mean age of 37.95 ± 12.08 years. Repeat TEE showed thrombus resolution in only 27.3% patients. The rate of resolution of thrombus was in 8/12 (66.7%), 4/28 (14.3%), 8/36 (22.2%), and 4/12 (33.3%) for patients with cactus, cauliflower, chicken wing, and windsock type of LAA, respectively.