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Table 2 Follow-up data of patients with and without LAAT confirmed on TEE

From: Global peak left atrial longitudinal strain assessed by transthoracic echocardiography is a good predictor of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients in sinus rhythm with heart failure and very low ejection fraction – an observational study

 

All patients (n = 63)

With LAAT

(n = 20, 31.7%)

Without LAAT

(n = 43, 68.3%)

p-value

Death

16

(25.4%)

5

(25%)

11

(25.6%)

0.96

Hospitalization for ischemic stroke

3

(4.8%)

2

(10%)

1

(2.3%)

0.49

Composite endpoint a

18

(28.6%)

7

(35%)

11

(25,6%)

0.44

  1. Values are counts (%). Abbreviations as in Table 1. aComposite clinical endpoint of death or hospitalization for ischemic stroke