Construction and validation of a predictive model for intracardiac thrombus risk in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a retrospective study.

Journal: BMC cardiovascular disorders
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Systemic embolic events due to exfoliation of intracardiac thrombus (ICT) are one of the catastrophic complications of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This study intended to develop a prediction model to predict the risk of ICT in patients with DCM.

Authors

  • Xuetao Zhu
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine of Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
  • Jun Li
    Department of Emergency, Zhuhai Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Zhuhai, 519020, Guangdong Province, China. quanshabai43@163.com.
  • Yi Jiang
    Institute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
  • TianQi Wang
    Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214002, China.
  • Zeping Hu
    Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, P.R. China. huzepingdc@163.com.