Global peak left atrial longitudinal strain assessed by transthoracic echocardiography is a good predictor of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients in sinus rhythm with heart failure and very low ejection fraction – an observational study

Table 2 Follow-up data of patients with and without LAAT confirmed on TEE

	All patients (n = 63)		With LAAT (n = 20, 31.7%)		Without LAAT (n = 43, 68.3%)		p-value
Death	16	(25.4%)	5	(25%)	11	(25.6%)	0.96
Hospitalization for ischemic stroke	3	(4.8%)	2	(10%)	1	(2.3%)	0.49
Composite endpoint ^a	18	(28.6%)	7	(35%)	11	(25,6%)	0.44

Values are counts (%). Abbreviations as in Table 1. ^aComposite clinical endpoint of death or hospitalization for ischemic stroke

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