Research Article

Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Is Associated with the Risk of Thrombus in the Left Atrial Appendage in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Table 2

Echocardiographic findings of the study population.

Echocardiographic parameter

LVEF768 (%, mean (SD))54.47 (10.08)
768 ( (%))166 (22%)
LAD543 (cm, mean (SD))4.49 (0.55)
LA enlargement545: (%)447 (82%)
LVDd513 (cm, mean (SD))5.16 (0.64)
LV enlargement515: (%)100 (19%)
LAAT768: (%)49 (6.4%)
SEC LA584: (%)146 (25%)
LAAV550 (cm/s, mean (SD))42 (21)

Abbreviations: LA: left atrial; LAA: left atrial appendage; LAAV: left atrial appendage emptying velocity; LAAT: thrombus in left atrial; LAD: left atrium diameter; LVDd: left ventricular diastolic diameter; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; SEC LA: spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the left atrial.