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Table 2 Initial transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic variables according to 28-day arterial thromboembolic events, major bleeding events, and death

From: Transesophageal echocardiography for cardiovascular risk estimation in patients with sepsis and new-onset atrial fibrillation: a multicenter prospective pilot study

Variable

Total (n = 94)

Arterial thromboembolic event

Major bleeding event

Death

No (n = 87)

Yes (n = 7)

No (n = 76)

Yes (n = 18)

No (n = 67)

Yes (n = 27)

LVEF, median (IQR), % (n = 94)

55 (45–61)

56 (45–62)

51 (33–57)

57 (49–62)

47 (43–57)

57 (49–61)

51 (30–61)c

LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF ≤ 45%), no. (%) (n = 94)

27 (29)

24 (28)

3 (43)

18 (23)

9 (50)b

16 (24)

11 (41)

LV systolic severe dysfunction (LVEF ≤ 30%), no. (%) (n = 94)

9 (10)

7 (8)

2 (29)

9 (12)

0

2 (3)

7 (26)c

RV dilatation, no. (%) (n = 90)d

27 (28)

25 (30)

2 (29)

22 (30)

5 (29)

21 (33)

6 (23)

Paradoxical septum, no. (%) (n = 94)

5 (5)

4 (5)

1 (14)

5 (5)

0

3 (4)

2 (7)

Significant left-sided valve disease, no. (%) (n = 94)e

4 (4)

2 (2)

2 (29)a

1 (1)

3 (17)b

2 (3)

2 (7)

LA area, median (IQR), cm2 (n = 70)

20 (16–24)

20 (16–23)

25 (18–28)

20 (16–23)

21 (18–24)

21 (16–25)

18 (15–22)

LA/LAA thrombus, no. (%) (n = 94)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

LAA dysfunction, no. (%) (n = 88)f

17 (19)

16 (20)

1 (14)

12 (17)

5 (28)

12 (19)

5 (19)

 LA/LAA dense SEC (n = 94)

7 (7)

6 (7)

1 (14)

6 (8)

1 (6)

5 (7)

2 (7)

 LAA low velocity (n = 88)g

11 (12)

11 (14)

0

7 (10)

4 (22)

7 (11)

4 (15)

LAA emptying velocity, median (IQR), cm/s (n = 89)

66 (41–85)

67 (41–83)

63 (41–90)

66 (43–81)

65 (33–91)

61 (44–85)

70 (39–81)

LAA filling velocity, median (IQR), cm/s (n = 88)

60 (46–71)

59 (45–71)

65 (50–68)

62 (46–72)

56 (45–61)

58 (47–72)

62 (44–68)

LAA large area (> 5 cm2), no. (%) (n = 87)

13 (15)

10 (12)

3 (43)

10 (14)

3 (18)

7 (11)

6 (24)

LAA area, median (IQR), cm2 (n = 87)

3.2 (2.4–4.3)

3.2 (2.4–4.1)

4.9 (3.0–5.3)

3.2 (2.4–4.3)

3.4 (2.3–4.5)

3.4 (2.3–4.2)

3.1 (2.4–4.5)

Severe aortic atheroma, no. (%) (n = 91)

22 (24)

21 (25)

1 (14)

18 (24)

4 (23)

18 (27)

4 (16)

  1. IQR interquartile, LA left atrial, LAA left atrial appendage, LV left ventricular, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, RV right ventricular, SEC spontaneous echo contrast
  2. ap < 0.05, when compared with the value for no arterial thromboembolic event
  3. bp < 0.05, when compared with the value for no major bleeding event
  4. cp < 0.05, when compared with no death
  5. dRV dilatation was defined as RV and LV end-diastolic areas ratio in long-axis cardiac view
  6. eAortic stenosis, n = 2; mitral regurgitation, n = 1; aortic regurgitation, n = 1
  7. fLA/LAA dense SEC or LAA low velocity
  8. gLAA emptying velocity < 25 cm/s or LAA filling velocity < 25 cm/s
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