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- Title
B-type natriuretic peptide predicts left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
- Authors
Doukky, Rami; Gage, Heather; Nagarajan, Vijaiganesh; Demopoulos, Anna; Cena, Marek; Garcia-Sayan, Enrique; Karam, George J; Kazlauskaite, Rasa
- Abstract
To investigate whether plasma B-type Natriuretic peptide (BNP), a surrogate of left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP), is predictive of left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) independent of known clinical risk predictors.
- Publication
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 2013, Vol 30, Issue 8, p889
- ISSN
1540-8175
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/echo.12169