Low flow in the left atrial appendage assessed by transesophageal echocardiography is associated with increased stroke severity-Results of a single-center cross-sectional study.
Marlena SchniederTariq SiddiquiAndré KarchMathias BährGerd HasenfußMarco R SchroeterJan LimanPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2018)
A low flow in the left atrial appendage was associated with clinically elevated stroke severity and could be indicated as an independent stroke risk factor. Further prospective studies are warranted to evaluate beneficial effects of therapeutic options in these patients also in the assumed absence of atrial fibrillation.
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- brain injury
- case control
- mitral valve