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OBJECTIVES:This study examined the relation between left atrial spontaneous echo contrast, hematologic variables and thrombo-embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. BACKGROUND:Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast is associated with left atrial stasis and thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. However, its hematologic determinants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation are unknown. METHODS:Clinical, hematologic and echocardiographic variables were prospectively measured in 135 consecutive patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing transesophageal echocardiography. RESULTS:Patients with left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (n = 74, 55%) had an increased fibrinogen concentration (p = 0.029), platelet count (p = 0.045), hematocrit (p = NS) and left atrial dimension (p = 0.005). Multivariate analysis showed that left atrial spontaneous echo contrast was independently related to hematocrit (odds ratio = 2.24, p = 0.002), fibrinogen concentration (odds ratio = 2.08, p = 0.008) and left atrial dimension (odds ratio = 1.90, p = 0.004) but not platelet count. It was also associated with left atrial thrombus (n = 15, p = 0.001) and with recent embolism (n = 40, p < 0.001). In 40 clinically stable outpatients without previous embolism, left atrial spontaneous echo contrast was significantly related to hematocrit (p = 0.005), fibrinogen concentration (p = 0.035) and left atrial dimension (p = 0.029) but not to coagulation factor VII, D-dimer, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, platelet count, plasma beta-thromboglobulin, plasma glycocalicin or glycocalicin index. CONCLUSIONS:Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is independently related to hematocrit, fibrinogen concentration and left atrial dimension, indicating a relatively hypercoagulable state in addition to stasis. These findings support the hypothesis that left atrial spontaneous echo contrast is due to erythrocyte aggregation. Hematologic factors may contribute to its association with thromboembolism.
journal_name
J Am Coll Cardioljournal_title
Journal of the American College of Cardiologyauthors
Black IW,Chesterman CN,Hopkins AP,Lee LC,Chong BH,Walsh WFdoi
10.1016/0735-1097(93)90688-wsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-02-01 00:00:00pages
451-7issue
2eissn
0735-1097issn
1558-3597pii
0735-1097(93)90688-Wjournal_volume
21pub_type
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