From a purple digit to left atrial appendage thrombus: the critical role of point-of-care transesophageal echocardiography in the emergency department: a case report

Digital ischemia may be the initial manifestation of Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) thrombosis, even in the absence of atrial fibrillation. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with transient right-hand hyposthenia, paresthesia, and cyanosis ("purple dig...

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Principais autores:	Francesco Pepe, Giuseppe Trainito, Simone Vanni, Francesca Innocenti
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	PAGEPress Publications 2026-04-01
coleção:	Emergency Care Journal
Assuntos:	Left atrial appendage thrombus transesophageal echocardiography transthoracic echocardiography emergency department
Acesso em linha:	https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ecj/article/view/14732
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