Incremental value of left atrial mechanical dispersion over CHA2 DS2 -VASc score in predicting risk of thrombus formation.

Karolina KupczynskaBlazej W MichalskiDawid MiskowiecJaroslaw D KasprzakEwa SzymczykPaulina Wejner MikPiotr Lipiec

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction characterized by both LVEF and LVGLS is an independent factor for LAAT. LA asynchrony provides additional diagnostic value for discriminating between patients with and without LAAT.

Keyphrases

left atrial
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
acute myocardial infarction
aortic stenosis
oxidative stress
blood pressure
catheter ablation