Finding low CHA2DS2-VASc scores unreliable? Why not give morphological and hemodynamic methods a try?

YR Sun, Y Ling, Z Chen, Z Wang, T Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) suffer from a high risk of thrombosis. Currently, the
CHA2DS2-VASc score is the most widely used tool for risk stratification in patients with AF …

Identifying patients at high risk of left atrial appendage thrombus before cardioversion: the CLOTS‐AF score

L Segan, S Nanayakkara, E Spear… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Transesophageal echocardiography–guided direct cardioversion is
recommended in patients who are inadequately anticoagulated due to perceived risk of left …

[HTML][HTML] Prothrombotic plasma fibrin clot phenotype is associated with spontaneous echo contrast in atrial fibrillation: The role of protein carbonylation

M Słaboszewski, R Kolec, E Paszek, M Baran… - Thrombosis …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) and left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT)
increase the risk of stroke and its severity in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Formation of …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of a nomogram superior to CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc models for predicting left atrial appendage dense spontaneous echo …

S Sun, C Ma, Y Li, J Lin, X Qian - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most frequently encountered arrhythmias in
clinical practice, with stroke triggered by detachment of left atrial appendage thrombus …

Niveles de pé ptido natriuré tico N-terminal pro-B y trombosis de la orejuela auricular izquierda en pacientes con fibrilación auricular persistente

C Do Van, HT Dang, SP Nguyen… - Revista Cubana de …, 2023 - revmedmilitar.sld.cu
Introduction: In hospitalized patients, atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia, and
leading cause of cardio-embolic stroke. Objective: To evaluate the association between N …

N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic peptide levels and left atrial appendage thrombosis in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

DV Chien, DT Huyen, DP Nguyen Son… - Revista Cubana de …, 2023 - scielo.sld.cu
Resumen CHIEN, Do Van; HUYEN, Dang Trang; NGUYEN SON, Dang Pham y MINH, Luu
Quang. N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic peptide levels and left atrial appendage thrombosis …

Risk Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Using Quantitative Computed Tomography Features of Left Atrial Appendage …

H Gu, Q Xu, Y Liu, L Li, J Ming, K Zheng, L Shi… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Background: The function of left atrial appendage (LAA) is associated with the occurrence of
major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). This study predicted the risk of MACE in atrial …