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ArticleHeart and vessels2021

Predictors for reduced flow velocity in left atrial appendage during sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Eiji Fukuhara, Takanao Mine, Hideyuki Kishima, Masaharu Ishihara

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Article in Heart and vessels, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eiji FukuharaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Takanao MineDepartment of Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. mine@hyo-med.ac.jp.
Hideyuki KishimaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Masaharu IshiharaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Renal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Hyogo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy after catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) remains controversial. While decreased left atrial appendage flow velocity (LAAFV) during AF leads to left atrial appendage thrombus and embolic events, some AF patients show decreased LAAFV even during sinus rhythm (SR). We studied 392 patients (256 males, 68 ± 10 years) who exhibited SR during transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) before CA for AF. Clinical factors, transthoracic echocardiography, and blood samples were obtained before TEE. Reduced LAAFV was defined as < 35 cm/s of LAAFV. Reduced LAAFV was observed in 72/392 patients (18%). Reduced LAAFV was significantly associated with high prevalence of non-paroxysmal AF, elevated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), prior heart failure, high CHADS

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Risk AssessmentAgedAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationBlood Flow VelocityCatheter AblationEchocardiography, TransesophagealFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart RateHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftAtrial fibrillationBrain natriuretic peptideLeft atrial appendage flowLeft atrial volume index

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PMID32970167
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