In patients with mitral stenosis (MS) in sinus rhythm (SR), guidelines recommend
anticoagulation if the left atrium is enlarged based on diameter measurements. We sought to …

Thrombotic obstruction of prosthetic valves has been reported to occur in 0.5% to 8% of left-
sided mechanical prosthetic valves and in almost 20% of tricuspid prostheses and occurs …

Objective: The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been evaluated as a new predictor of
cardiovascular risk. Inflammation has been shown to be associated with various arrhythmias …

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and the predictive factors for
atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Methods This study is …

Left atrial (LA) thrombi sometimes occur in patients with mitral stenosis (MS) and may cause
systemic embolization resulting in serious and fatal complications. Several clinical …

Objective: To determine the risk factors for left atrial thrombus (LAT) and the prevalence of
thrombi in cases of mitral valve disease whose severity was fudged to necessitate surgical …

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 Patients with cardiomyopathy show a significantly increased risk for
thromboembolic events due to a hypercoagulable state and platelet dysfunction. The …

Systemic thromboembolism is a major complication of mitral stenosis (MS), especially in
those patients having atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent evidence has suggested that regional left …

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the relationships between monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein
ratio (MHR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) and rheumatic mitral valve stenosis …