Impact of left atrial appendage flow velocity on thrombus resolution and clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and silent left atrial thrombi: insights from the LAT study.

Masato Okada Koichi Inoue Nobuaki Tanaka Koji Tanaka Yuko Hirao Katsuomi Iwakura Yasuyuki Egami Masaharu MasudaTetsuya WatanabeHitoshi Minamiguchi Takafumi Oka Shungo Hikoso Akihiro Sunaga Katsuki Okada Daisaku Nakatani Yohei Sotomi Yasushi Sakatanull null

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

Failed LA thrombus resolution was not rare in patients with AF and silent LA thrombi. Reduced LAAFV was associated with failed LA thrombus resolution and adverse clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
catheter ablation
single molecule
mitral valve
left ventricular
heart failure
emergency department