Background Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is the most common cause of cardiogenic
cerebral embolism (CCE). However, the underlying mechanism between cerebral embolism …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an
increased risk of cardio-embolic stroke and mortality. AF patients are under an increased …

Background: Stroke is predominately attributed to left atrial thrombus (LAT) in patients with
nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), however, its detection rate in real clinical practice has …

Atrial fibrillation is associated with a prothrombotic state and endothelial dysfunction. To
understand whether the prothrombotic state was correlated with endothelial dysfunction and …

Background Inflammation plays a key role in the initiation and progression of atrial fibrillation
(AF). Lymphocyte‐to‐monocyte ratio (LMR) has been proved to be a reliable predictor of …

Background—The presence of systemic inflammation determined by elevations in C-
reactive protein (CRP) has been associated with persistence of atrial fibrillation (AF). The …

Aim. To compare clinical, echocardiographic characteristics and blood biomarkers in
patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) depending on the presence of left atrial …

Introduction Multiple pathophysiological mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of
atrial fibrillation (AF). Growing evidence suggests that both local and systemic inflammation …

Background—Current guidelines do not recommend routine use of transesophageal
echocardiography (TOE) in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of our …

Aims. To identify intracardiac hemostasis or fibrinolysis abnormalities, which are associated
with atrial fibrillation (AF) and increase the risk of thromboembolism. Patients and Methods …