BACKGROUND: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at risk for thromboembolism.
Although mitral regurgitation (MR) could be protective against left atrial (LA) blood stasis, the …

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that mitral regurgitation (MR) has a protective
effect on the development of left atrial thrombus (LAT) in patients with rheumatic heart …

Aims Blood stasis is the main cause of left atrial thrombosis (LAT) in atrial tachyarrhythmias.
The high-velocity flow inside the left atrium, due to mitral valve regurgitation, may prevent …

Background Significant mitral regurgitation (MR) is protective against left atrial (LA)
spontaneous echo contrast formation that is associated with an increased thromboembolic …

The current study assessed the effect of mitral regurgitation (MR) on thrombotic risk in
nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF). AF carries a thrombotic risk related to left atrial blood …

Although several studies demonstrated that the presence of significant mitral regurgitation
was associated with reduced occurrence of thromboembolism, little data is available …

Controversy exists regarding the influence of mitral regurgitation (MR) on thromboembolic
risk in patients with atrial fibrillation. We aimed to investigate retrospectively a reduction of …

It is well-recognised that thromboembolism is a rheumatic mitral stenosis and AF [11–12]. By
concommon complication in patients with mitral valve trast,'significant'mitral regurgitation is …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the independent factors associated with the
presence of left atrial (LA) spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) and thromboembolic events in …

Objective: To study the left atrial appendage (LAA) function and potential for embolization in
severe mitral stenosis (MS). Background: Patients with MS and atrial fibrillation or in sinus …