Relationship between left atrial appendage morphology and thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 1:188:86-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.033. Epub 2015 Apr 6.

Authors

Yan Zhao¹, Peng-Pai Zhang¹, Quan-Fu Xu¹, Ling-Wei Yu¹, Yi Yu¹, Yi-Gang Li²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
² Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China. Electronic address: drliyigang@outlook.com.

PMID: 25889335
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.033

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; CHADS(2) score; Left atrial appendage; Thrombus.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy
Catheter Ablation / methods
Chi-Square Distribution
Cohort Studies
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / epidemiology
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Statistics, Nonparametric
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / epidemiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods