Table 4. Influence of AF type on the effect of each risk factors for thromboembolic events.
Paroxysmal | Non-paroxysmal | Interaction | ||||||
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OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | p value | |
LA diameter | 1.056 | 1.018–1.096 | 0.004 | 0.989 | 0.957–1.022 | 0.507 | 0.936 | 0.009 |
LA volume | 1.012 | 1.002–1.022 | 0.016 | 0.996 | 0.987–1.006 | 0.440 | 0.985 | 0.024 |
LAA flow velocity | 0.972 | 0.961–0.983 | < 0.001 | 1.009 | 0.999–1.020 | 0.089 | 1.039 | < 0.001 |
E/e’ | 1.105 | 1.050–1.162 | < 0.001 | 1.082 | 1.034–1.133 | 0.001 | 0.979 | 0.549 |
LV EF | 0.954 | 0.924–0.984 | 0.003 | 1.002 | 0.975–1.029 | 0.883 | 1.051 | 0.019 |
Dense SEC | 4.773 | 1.510–15.085 | 0.008 | 1.199 | 0.581–2.478 | 0.623 | 0.251 | 0.047 |
AF: atrial fibrillation; CI: confidence interval; LA: left atrium; LAA: left atrial appendage, LV EF: left ventricular ejection fraction; OR: odds ratio; SEC: spontaneous echocontrast.