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. 2021 Dec 3;17(11):e944–e952. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-21-00320

Table 2. Predictors of patency after LAAO.

Variable Univariate HR (95% CI) p-value Multivariate HR (95% CI) p-value
Chicken-wing morphology 2.077 (1.003-4.300) 0.049 1.707 (0.599-4.861) 0.317
Tyre-shaped lobe 0.399 (0.199-0.799) 0.010 0.689 (0.239-1.988) 0.490
Separation lobe-disc 0.623 (0.219-1.770) 0.374 NA NA
Concavity of disc 0.478 (0.222-1.029) 0.059 0.568 (0.186-1.736) 0.321
Lobe-LAA axis misalignment 35.06 (13.34-92.16) <0.001 38.17 (13.62-106.98) <0.001
Lobe depth 0.698 (0.284-1.711) 0.432 NA NA
Lobe compression (increase by 1%) 0.942 (0.901-0.985) 0.009 1.014 (0.955-1.078) 0.646
Platelet count (increase by 1,000/mL) 0.977 (0.993-1.000) 0.081 0.998 (0.992-1.003) 0.382
Procedural ICE vs TOE 1.292 (0.648-2.577) 0.468 NA NA
Time first follow-up CCTA 0.999 (0.996-1.001) 0.192 0.999 (0.996-1.003) 0.641
Antiplatelet/anticoagulant treatment 0.250 (0.854-5.931) 0.101 3.635 (0.905-14.60) 0.069
CCTA: cardiac computed tomography angiography; CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; ICE: intracardiac echocardiography; LAA: left atrial appendage; NA: not applicable; TOE: transoesophageal echocardiography