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. 2019 Mar 29;14(3):e0214743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214743

Table 4. Influence of AF type on the effect of each risk factors for thromboembolic events.

Paroxysmal Non-paroxysmal Interaction
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.