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Aug 2026
Can transesophageal echocardiography be safely deferred? A low-cost predictive model using D-dimer to exclude left atrial thrombus in treatment-naïve rheumatic mitral stenosis
D-dimer may help exclude LAT in treatment-naïve patients with rheumatic SMS and its potential role in supporting more selective TEE use in resource-limited settings warrants further evaluation in larger prospective multicenter studies.
N. Al-Wather, Mohammed M Al-kebsi, Abdulhafeedh Al-Habeet et al.
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