Masato Okada, Koichi Inoue, Nobuaki Tanaka, Koji Tanaka, Yuko Hirao, Katsuomi Iwakura, Yasuyuki Egami, Masaharu Masuda, Tetsuya Watanabe, Hitoshi Minamiguchi, Takafumi Oka, Shungo Hikoso, Akihiro Sunaga, Katsuki Okada, Daisaku Nakatani, Yohei Sotomi, Yasushi Sakata
AIMS: Blood stasis is crucial in developing left atrial (LA) thrombi. LA appendage peak flow velocity (LAAFV) is a quantitative parameter for estimating thromboembolic risk. However, its impact on LA thrombus resolution and clinical outcomes remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: The LAT study was a multicenter observational study investigating patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and silent LA thrombi detected by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Among 17,436 TEE procedures for patients with AF, 297 patients (1...
May 1, 2024: Europace: European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology