Complex Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Is an Independent Risk Factor for Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

Complex Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Is an Independent Risk Factor for Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

Importance: Ischemic strokes pose a significant health burden. However, the etiology of between 20 and 40% of these events remains unknown. Left atrial appendage morphology may influence the occurrence of thromboembolic events.Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted to investigat...

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Main Authors: Indranill Basu-Ray, Deepthi Sudhakar, Gregory Schwing, Dominique Monlezun, Lucy Zhang, Sumit K. Shah, Deep Pujara, Kevin Ting, Nidal Abi Rafeh, Gholam Ali, Mark Cassidy, Kenneth Ellenbogen, Glen Levine, Wilson Lam, Nilesh Mathuria, Mohammad Saeed, Jared Bunch, Sheryl Martin-Schild, Michael Gold, Arash Aryana, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
left atrial appendage
left atrial appendage closure
cryptogenic stroke
atrial fibrillation
complex LAA morphology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00131/full

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