P-wave parameters and their association with thrombi and spontaneous echo contrast in the left atrial appendage.
Fabienne KreimerJulian Felix BackhausChristos KrogiasAndreas PflaumbaumAndreas MüggeMichael GotzmannPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2023)
Our study revealed that several P-wave parameters are associated with thrombi and SEC in the LAA. The results may help identify patients who are at particularly high risk for thromboembolic events (e.g., in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source).
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- brain injury
- catheter ablation
- blood brain barrier
- diffusion weighted
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- cerebral ischemia