Growth differentiation factor 15 is associated with left atrial/left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

ConclusionsElevated GDF‐15 indicated a significantly increased risk for LA/LAA thrombus in NVAF patients. Thus, GDF‐15 might be a potentially useful adjunct in discriminating LA/LAA thrombus in NVAF patients.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - January 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xiao Feng Hu, Rui Zhan, Shanhu Xu, Junjun Wang, Jiong Wu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaguo Li, Linhui Chen Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research