Key result
LVH linked to ~7.5-fold higher odds of LAA thrombotic milieu in AF with CHA2DS2-VASc 0-2.
Why the study?
Does echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy predict left atrial appendage thrombotic milieu in patients with atrial fibrillation and CHA2DS2-VASc scores of 0-2?
Observational
Does echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy predict left atrial appendage thrombotic milieu in patients with atrial fibrillation and CHA2DS2-VASc scores of 0-2?
Echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy provides significant incremental value for predicting left atrial appendage thrombotic milieu in low-risk patients with atrial fibrillation.
LVH may aid risk stratification in low CHA2DS2-VASc AF; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical use.
METHODS AND Moreover, LVH provided incremental value for predicting LAA thrombogenic milieu, even when added to the longitudinal strain of the LV and left atrium reservoir strains (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: -VASc scores of 0-2.
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Minami et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Atrial fibrillation and CHA2DS2-VASc scores of 0-2. Echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy was evaluated on Left atrial appendage thrombotic milieu (OR 7.54, 95% CI 3.49-16.29, p=<0.001). Echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy predicted left atrial appendage thrombotic milieu in atrial fibrillation patients with CHA2DS2-VASc scores of 0-2 (OR 7.54; 95% CI 3.49-16.29; p<0.001).
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