Imaging and biophysical modelling of thrombogenic mechanisms in atrial fibrillation and stroke

Imaging and biophysical modelling of thrombogenic mechanisms in atrial fibrillation and stroke

Atrial fibrillation (AF) underlies almost one third of all ischaemic strokes, with the left atrial appendage (LAA) identified as the primary thromboembolic source. Current stroke risk stratification approaches, such as the CHA2DS2-VASc score, rely mostly on clinical comorbidities, rather than thromb...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Qureshi, Gregory Y. H. Lip, David A. Nordsletten, Steven E. Williams, Oleg Aslanidi, Adelaide de Vecchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
stroke
computational cardiology
left atrial appendage
medical imaging
Virchow’s triad
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1074562/full

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