… a hypercoagulable state in patients with NVAF have not been identified. We hypothesized
that LAA dysfunction … In conclusion, LAA dysfunction is associated with a prothrombotic state, …

… heart failure, with stasis and reduced left atrial appendage (LAA) velocities, and the presence
… The prothrombotic state in AF also associates with the extent of LAA impairment as well as …

… It is known that smoking leads to prothrombotic alterations, including endothelial dysfunction…
This study provides additional evidence for a prothrombotic state in smokers. In contrast to …

… Large left atrium (LA) and LA appendage (LAA) dysfunction are known to relate to … would
be a useful marker of LAA dysfunction and hypercoagulability, and indicate a risk for cerebral …

… , suggesting that LAA dysfunction could be associated with the prothrombotic state in AFL. …
, suggesting that duration of AFL may not be critical for LAA dysfunction in the present study. …

… Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, which confers a
… in the left atrial appendage compared with the right left atrial appendage and in patients with …

… resulting in a prothrombotic and hypercoagulable state [30]. … due to significant atrial diastolic
dysfunction, loss of atrial … by shearing forces predisposing to a prothrombotic state [30,33]…

… dysfunction, abnormal blood stasis, and altered hemostasis. This is especially prominent in
the left atrial appendage (… Furthermore a prothrombotic and hypercoagulable state in AF has …

… In addition, AF leads to endothelial dysfunction (detected by increasing asymmetric
dimethylarginine) and inflammation (detected by increasing soluble cluster of differentiation 40 [CD40…

… hypercoagulable state of AF is mirrored by increased concentrations of a variety of prothrombotic
… stress in the atria, which thus reflects atrial dysfunction [14]. ARISTOTLE and RE-LY …