Open AccessA new risk model for the evaluation of the thromboembolic milieu in patients with atrial fibrillation: the PALSE score
Author(s) -
Elif Hande Özcan Çetin,
Mustafa Bilal Özbay,
Mehmet Serkan Çetin,
Hasan Can Könte,
Nezaket Merve Yaman,
Bahar Tekin Tak,
Firdevs Ayşenur Ekizler,
Fırat Özcan,
Özcan Özeke,
Serkan Çay,
Burak Akçay,
Omaç Tüfekçioğlu,
Serkan Topaloğlu,
Dursun Aras
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.33963/kp.15402
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , thrombus , cardioversion , ejection fraction , catheter ablation , receiver operating characteristic , area under the curve , heart failure
The evaluation of thromboembolic risk is the cornerstone of atrial fibrillation (AF) management. Thromboembolic risk is associated with the presence of left atrial (LA) thrombus and spontaneous echo contrast (SEC), namely the thromboembolic milieu.