Why the study?
Left-ventricular thrombus is potentially life-threatening, but few studies have explored risk factors for in-hospital systemic thromboembolism in these patients.
In patients with myocardial infarction and left-ventricular thrombus, having HFpEF or HFmrEF is an independent risk factor for in-hospital systemic thromboembolism compared to HFrEF.
May identify risks for in-hospital ST in LVT; leaves open need for prospective validation before guiding therapy.
Left-ventricular thrombus (LVT) is a potentially life-threatening disease. However, few studies have explored the risk factors of in-hospital systemic thromboembolism (ST) in LVT patients. In this multicenter retrospective study, we enrolled myocardial infarction patients with LVT from January 2008 to September 2021. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was applied to identify the independent risk factors for ST in LVT patients. A total number of 160 hospitalized LVT patients [median follow-up period 50 months (18.3-82.5 months)] were subjected to analysis. Of them, 54 (33.8%) patients developed acute myocardial infarction, 16 (10%) had ST, and 33 (20.6%) died. Comparable baseline characteristics were established between the ST and non-ST groups, except for the heart failure classification (P = .014). We obtained the following results from our multivariable analysis, based on the use of HFrEF as a reference: HFpEF [odd ratio (OR), 6.2; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.4-26.3; P = .014] and HFmrEF (OR, 5.0; 95%CI, 1.1-22.2; P = .033). In conclusion, HFpEF, and HFmrEF may be independent risk factors for in-hospital ST development.
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