N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and D-dimer combined with left atrial diameter to predict the risk of ischemic stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to explore the potential role of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), d-dimer, and the echocardiographic parameter left atrial diameter (LAD) in identifying and predicting the occurrence of ischemic stroke (IS) in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of 445 patients with NVAF in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. They were divided into the NVAF (309 cases) and NVAF with stroke (136 cases) groups according to whether acute ischemic stroke (AIS) occurred at admission. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the odds ratio (OR) of NT-proBNP, d-dimer, and LAD for IS. The predictive value of NT-proBNP, d-dimer, and LAD in identifying the occurrence of

SUBMITTER: Shen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature