Joint Analysis of Morphological Parameters and In Silico Haemodynamics of the Left Atrial Appendage for Thrombogenic Risk Assessment
Table 2
Volumetric and morphological features of patients with and without history of TIA/CVA.
Characteristics
Control (n = 38)
TIA/CVA (n = 33)
value
Max. ostium diameter (mm)
25.77 ± 4.40
30.20 ± 4.90
<0.001
Min. ostium diameter (mm)
17.46 ± 3.66
19.63 ± 2.95
0.01
Mean ostium diameter (mm)
21.62 ± 3.70
24.91 ± 3.66
0.001
Min. ostium radius (mm)
6.99 ± 2.37
8.20 ± 1.81
0.02
Ostium area (mm2)
367.18 ± 125.16
486.35 ± 148.42
<0.001
Ostium perimeter (mm)
71.16 ± 12.27
80.99 ± 12.14
0.001
Eccentricity
0.32 ± 0.10
0.34 ± 0.08
0.24
LAA height (mm)
14.80 (9.18–22.93)
15.34 (8.83–30.63)
0.25
Length of the centreline (mm)
34.48 ± 7.06
38.82 ± 8.74
0.05
Tortuosity of the centreline
0.79 (0.50–0.96)
0.77 (0.45–0.88)
0.36
LAA anterior distance (mm)
13.87 ± 3.75
16.03 ± 3.18
0.01
LAA posterior distance (mm)
11.38 ± 3.17
12.83 ± 3.54
0.08
LAA anterior-posterior distance (mm)
25.26 ± 6.70
28.86 ± 6.38
0.02
Bending (degrees)
114 ± 17.55
103 ± 23.84
0.07
Atrium volume (ml)
163 (82–256)
164 (100–269)
0.94
LAA area (mm2)
2225 (1183–3918)
2677 (1747–6006)
0.03
LAA volume (ml)
6.63 (2.59–15.50)
8.09 (4.12–15.88)
0.02
LAA shape
(i) Chicken-wing (ii) Non-chicken-wing
6 (15.79%) 32 (84.21%)
4 (13.33%) 26 (86.67%)
0.53 0.45
LAA shape
(i) Chicken-wing
6 (15.79%)
4 (13.33%)
0.53
(ii) Cauliflowers
10 (26.32%)
8 (26.67%)
0.82
(iii) Cactus
13 (34.21%)
7 (23.33%)
0.26
(iv) Windsock
9 (23.68%)
11 (36.67%)
0.82
AP = anterior-posterior; CVA = cerebrovascular accident; Max = maximum; Min = minimum; TIA = transient ischemic attack. Data were unclear for 3 TIA/CVA cases. Results were presented as mean ± SD or median (min–max) or n (%).
