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Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 12, 15 December 2009, Pages 1699-1703
Ri-Bo, Tang , Xiao-Hui, Liu , Jérôme, Kalifa , Zhi-An, Li , Jian-Zeng, Dong , …

This study sought to assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of left atrial (LA)/left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) before catheter ablation. From January 2007 to March 2008, 433 consecutive patients with nonvalvular AF were enrolled. Patients with valvular heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism were excluded. All patients underwent transesophageal echocardiography. Twenty-six of 433 patients (6.0%) had LA/LAA thrombus and the patients with thrombus had a significantly higher BMI (27.9 ± 3.1 vs 26.0 ± 3.3 kg/m2, p = 0.005). The area under the receiver operating characteristic…

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