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2026
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- Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus/Sludge and Flow Velocity in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Low CHA2DS2‐VASc Scores Jing Cui Liu He Xue‐Yuan Guo Song‐Nan Li Ri‐Bo Tang Cai‐Hua Sang De‐Yong Long Xin Du Jian‐Zeng Dong Chang‐Sheng Ma Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology ABSTRACT Background Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with low CHA2DS2‐VASc scores still have a risk of atrial thrombus formation. This study aims to identify these patients' risk factors for intracardiac thrombus or sludge. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 919 consecutive hospitalized NVAF or atrial flutter patients with a CHA2DS2‐Vas score ≤ 1 (male) and ≤ 2 (female) who underwent transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) before catheter ablation at Beijing An Zhen Hospital from November 2016 to December 2017. We collected the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of the patients. Results Excluding seven patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 919 patients, including 17 identified left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus/sludge and 902 without LAA thrombus/sludge, were included. Among 17 patients with LAA thrombus/sludge, 16 (94.1%) had non‐paroxysmal AF. A subgroup analysis was conducted in 403 non‐paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. 87.8% had spontaneous echo contrast (SEC), 59.3% had severe or more severe SEC, and 4.0% had thrombus/sludge. In the multivariable model, female (odds ratio [OR] 4.612, 95% [CI] 1.454–14.627, p = 0.009) and LA diameter ≥ 45 mm (OR 13.340, [CI] 3.601, 49.415, p < 0.001) remained significantly independently associated with LAA thrombus/sludge. Conclusion Among patients with NVAF and CHA2DS2‐VASc scores ≤ 1 (male) and ≤ 2 (female), those non‐paroxysmal AF patients who were female and had an LA ≥ 45 mm still had a risk of LAA thrombus/sludge formation. 10.1111/pace.70285 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor