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 | ||||