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Table 4 Baseline demographic data, volumetric and CT attenuation data, and outcomes amongst all 4 LAA morphologies

From: Left atrial appendage morphology and risk of stroke following pulmonary vein isolation for drug-refractory atrial fibrillation in low CHA2DS2Vasc risk patients

 

Chicken Wing

Cactus

Windsock

Cauliflower

p-value

(n = 190)

(n = 15)

(n = 83)

(n = 44)

LAA volume

13.6 ± 5.6

9.5 ± 3.4

14.7 ± 6.4

14.7 ± 6.6

0.011

LA volume

99.8 ± 34.5

101.8 ± 47.8

98.4 ± 29.3

99.7 ± 33.2

0.982

Total volume

145.2 ± 41.7

144.7 ± 53.2

145.5 ± 38.4

146.8 ± 40.5

0.996

Age

54 ± 13

54 ± 9

56 ± 12

56 ± 16

0.682

Age ≥ 75 years

5 (2.6%)

0 (0%)

5 (6%)

3 (6.8%)

0.65

Male gender

147 (77.4%)

13 (86.7%)

77 (92.8%)

41 (93.2%)

0.954

HTN

115 (60.5%)

10 (66.7%)

53 (63.9%)

22 (50%)

0.45

CHF

14 (7.4%)

0 (0%)

4 (4.8%)

4 (9.1%)

0.549

DM2

26 (13.7%)

1 (6.7%)

16 (19.3%)

5 (11.4%)

0.436

Vascular disease

79 (41.6%)

6 (40%)

35 (42.2%)

20 (45.5%)

0.969

CHA2DS2Vasc > 1

86 (45.3%)

6 (40%)

48 (57.8%)

22 (50%)

0.246

Prior CVA/TIA

9 (4.7%)

0 (0%)

3 (3.6%)

4 (9.1%)

0.428

Post-PVI CVA

4 (2.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0.388

  1. LAA left atrial appendage, LA left atrium, HTN hypertension, CHF congestive heart failure, DM2 diabetes mellitus, type 2, CVA cerebral vascular accident/stroke, TIA transient ischemic attack, PVI pulmonary vein isolation
  2. All volumes are displayed in milliliters (mL) and all CT attenuation numbers are displayed in Hounsfield units (HU)