Decreased left atrial appendage emptying velocity as a link between atrial fibrillation type, heart failure and older age and the risk of left atrial thrombus in atrial fibrillation.
Monika GawalkoMonika BudnikBeata Uziębło-ŻyczkowskaPaweł KrzesińskiPiotr ScisłoJanusz KochanowskiAgnieszka JurekMarek KiliszekGrzegorz GielerakKrzysztof J FilipiakGrzegorz OpolskiAgnieszka Kapłon-CieślickaPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)
One in five AF patients with decreased LAAV had LAA thrombus, regardless of the type of OAC. Non-paroxysmal AF, HF and age ≥ 65 years might increase LAA thrombus risk via reduced LAAV.