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. 2024 May;26(2):335-338.
doi: 10.5853/jos.2024.00584. Epub 2024 May 30.

Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and Recurrent Stroke After Cryptogenic Stroke

Joseph Raco  1 , Ravi Shah  1 , Michael Farbaniec  1 , Faye L Norby  2 , Megan Mann  1 , Mario D Gonzalez  1 , Gerald V Naccarelli  1 , Ankit Maheshwari  1
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Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and Recurrent Stroke After Cryptogenic Stroke

Joseph Raco et al. J Stroke. 2024 May.
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Figure 1.
Association of left atrial mechanical dysfunction with atrial fibrillation detected after cryptogenic stroke. (A) Restricted cubic spline with knots at 10%, 50%, and 90%. Adjustments made for age, sex, hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke or transient ischemic attack, peripheral artery disease, diabetes, carotid artery stenosis, congestive heart failure, and left atrial volume index. (B) Unadjusted cumulative incidence of atrial fibrillation. Categories of left atrial emptying fraction (LAEF) selected by whole number corresponding to the bottom 10%, middle 30%, and remaining 60%.
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