B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 889-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Doukky ◽  
Heather Gage ◽  
Vijaiganesh Nagarajan ◽  
Anna Demopoulos ◽  
Marek Cena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus

scholarly journals Usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide for predicting left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with unanticoagulated nonvalvular persistent atrial fibrillation

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Ochiumi ◽  
Eisuke Kagawa ◽  
Masaya Kato ◽  
Shota Sasaki ◽  
Yoshinori Nakano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Brain Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus

Efficiency of the Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus Dissolution in Patients with Persistent Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation with Warfarin or Direct Oral Anticoagulants Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-728
Author(s):  
E. S. Mazur ◽  
V. V. Mazur ◽  
N. D. Bazhenov ◽  
Yu. A. Orlov
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Oral Anticoagulants ◽  
Direct Oral Anticoagulants ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus ◽  
Echocardiographic Examination

Aim. Compare the incidence of the left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus dissolution in patients with persistent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation receiving warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC).Materials and methods. 68 patients with persistent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were included in a retrospective study (age was 59.7±9.8 years, 60.3% men), in whom at least one repeated transesophageal echocardiographic examination was performed after detecting a thrombus. After detecting a thrombus in the LAA, 37 (54.4%) patients started or continued taking warfarin in doses that ensure the INR maintenance at the level of 2-3, 14 (20.6%) started or continued taking dabigatran at a dose of 150 mg 2 times/day, 14 (20.6%) started or continued taking rivaroxaban 20 mg 1 time/day and 3 (4.4%) started or continued taking apixaban 5 mg 2 times/day. Repeated transesophageal echocardiographic examination was performed on average 33.3±14.2 days after the first one.Results. Dissolution of a previously identified thrombus was found in 26 (83.9%) of 31 patients receiving DOAC and in 19 (51.4%) of 37 patients receiving warfarin (p=0.011). The logistic regression analysis showed that the chances of a thrombus dissolution in LAA while taking DOAC are 14.8 times (95% confidence interval [CI] was 2.469-88.72) higher than while taking warfarin. The size and the rate at which blood is expelled from the LAA also have an independent influence on the chances of thrombus dissolution. An increase in the size of a thrombus by 1 mm reduces the chances of a thrombus dissolution by 1.136 (95% CI was 1.040-1.244) times, and an increase in the rate of blood expulsion from the LAA by 1 cm/sec increases these chances by 1.105 (95% CI was 1.003-1.219) times.Conclusion. In the present study, the incidence of the LAA thrombus dissolution in patients with persistent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation while receiving DOAC was higher than while receiving warfarin.

Predictors of left atrial appendage thrombus despite NOAC use in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and flutter

2020 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 86-90
Author(s):  
Maulin Shah ◽  
Neigena Mobaligh ◽  
Adam Niku ◽  
Takahiro Shiota ◽  
Robert J. Siegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation And Flutter

Relationship between body mass index and left atrial appendage thrombus in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Cohoon ◽  
Robert D. McBane ◽  
Naser Ammash ◽  
Joshua P. Slusser ◽  
Diane E. Grill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus
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