Relation of Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Determined by Computed Tomography to Prior Stroke or to Increased Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

This study aimed to assess inter-observer and intra-observer agreements in LAA morphology and its real value in stroke prediction. A total of 2264 atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who underwent computed tomography (CT) to explore the LAA anatomy were enrolled.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 23, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lingmin Wu, Erpeng Liang, Siyang Fan, Lihui Zheng, Zhongpeng Du, Shangyu Liu, Feng Hu, Xiaohan Fan, Gang Chen, Ligang Ding, Yan Yao Source Type: research