Clinical Study

Novel Models for the Prediction of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients with Chronic Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Table 4

Models of combined CHA2DS2-VASc score and left atrial speckle tracking parameters for LAA thrombus prediction.

χ2Model 1 (χ2 = 3.53)Model 2 (χ2 = 12.03)Model 3 (χ2 = 33.47)Model 4 (χ2 = 33.48)

VariablesCHA2DS2-VAScCHA2DS2-VASc + LAViCHA2DS2-VASc + LAVi + LASp(4C)CHA2DS2-VASc + LAVi + LASRc(2C)
OR = 1.24 (95% CI: 0.99–1.55)OR = 1.15 (95% CI: 0.91–1.46)OR = 1.10 (95% CI: 0.85–1.43)OR = 1.10 (95% CI: 0.85–1.43)
OR=1.03 (95% CI: 1.01–1.05; )OR = 1.02 (95% CI: 0.85–1.43)OR = 1.02 (95% CI: 0.85–1.43)
OR=0.76 (95% CI: 0.66–0.68; )OR=0.76 (95% CI: 0.65-0.90; )
OR=0.82 (95% CI: 0.04–6.01; )

95% CI: 95% confidence interval; LAVi: left atrial volume index; LASp(4C): left atrial positive strain in four-chamber view; LASRc(2C): left atrial negative strain rate in two-chamber view; OR: odds ratio.