ELAT Study (Embolism in Left Atrial Thrombi): Baseline Clinical and Echocardiographic Data

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By transesophageal echocardiography, the prevalence of left atrial/appendage thrombi and spontaneous echo contrast and the size of the left atrial appendage and their association with clinical and echocardiographic characteristicswere evaluated in 409 nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation outpatients (62 ± 12years) without recent ( < 1 year) embolism. Left atrial/appendage thrombi (2.5%) were associated with diabetes (p < 0.05), heart failure (p < 0.05) and low fractional shortening (p < 0.001); spontaneous echo contrast (12%) with advanced age (p < 0.01), constant atrial fibrillation (p < 0.01), hypertension (p < 0.01), heart failure (p < 0.05), valvular abnormalities (p < 0.01) and large left atrial diameter (p < 0.01), and large left atrial appendages with constant atrial fibrillation (p < 0.05), diabetes (p < 0.05) and valvular abnormalities (p < 0.05).

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1995

Publication date (Print): 1995

Publication date (Electronic): 19 November 2008

Volume: 86

Issue: 6

Pages: 457-463

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Publisher ID: 176923 Other ID: Cardiology 1995;86:457–463

DOI: 10.1159/000176923

PubMed ID: 7585755

SO-VID: f57bacf0-24d8-4589-a29d-9b35dcada43f

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Date received : 20 March 1995

Date accepted : 03 April 1995

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