Left Atrial Dysfunction, Fibrosis and the Risk of Thromboembolism in Patients With Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.

Hee-Dong Kim Dong-Hyuk Cho Mi-Na Kim Sung Ho Hwang Jaemin Shim Jong-Il Choi Young Hoon Kim Seong-Mi Park

Published in: International journal of heart failure (2022)

In this study, we suggest that the risk of thrombus is provoked by LA enlargement with dysfunction in early-stage AF and by stiffened LA with fibrosis rather than LA size when it becomes PeAF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
catheter ablation
early stage
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
oxidative stress
mitral valve
left ventricular
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
sentinel lymph node