Risk of left atrial appendage thrombus in older patients with atrial fibrillation.

Arch Med Sci · 2023 · PMC10696955 · PMID 38058707

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In the older (≥ 65 years) group, LAA thrombus prevalence was also lower in patients receiving NOAC (6.6%) compared to VKA-treated patients (9.4%), although the difference did not reach statistical significance, possibly due to the smaller sample size but perhaps also due to substantially increased thrombotic risk in the older group.

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