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Abstract 15607: Impact of Left Atrial Enlargement on Incident Cardioembolic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation With Low CHADS2 Score

Masahiro Wanezaki, Tetsu Watanabe, Harutoshi Tamura, Naoto Hashimoto, Gensai Yamaura, Satoshi Nishiyama, Takanori Arimoto, Hiroki Takahashi, Tetsuro Shishido, Takuya Miyamoto, Isao Kubota

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It was reported that there are 2-3% per year of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) despite low CHADS2 score (0-1). Left atrial volume index (LAVI) has been shown to be ...

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Key concepts: Medicine, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiology, Left atrial enlargement, Internal medicine, Stroke (engine), P wave, Thromboembolic stroke