Table 3.

Correlation between LAA velocities and other parameters.

	With normal velocities in LAA (n=29)	With prothrombotic velocities in LAA (n=27)	P
Type of arrhythmia (atrial flutter)	14 (48.3%)	3 (11.1%)	0.003
LAMV indexed to BSA (mL/m2)	40 (34–43)	44 (38–61)	0.021
LAmV indexed to BSA (mL/m2)	23 (18–27)	35 (25–43)	0.001
PPS (%)	8.52 (7.48–13.88)	7.13 (5.23–8.59)	0.015
PPS/LAMV indexed to BSA (%/mL/m2)	0.25 (0.14–0.36)	0.16 (0.11–0.20)	0.003
PPS/LAmV indexed to BSA (%/mL/m2)	0.46 (0.23–0.60)	0.22 (0.14–0.29)	0.001
Presence of thrombi in LAA (number patients)	0	4	0.048
On anticoagulant therapy (number patients)	6	8	0.44
CHADs2VASC score	2 (1–4)	2 (2–3)	0.71

BSA, body surface area; LAA, left atrial appendage; LAMV, left atrial maximum volume; LAmV, left atrial minimum volume; PPS, peak-positive strain. Statistically significant values are given in bold.