Analysis of parameters
Data on the following parameters were analyzed: baseline clinical characteristics, the type of oral anticoagulants used, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, previous stroke/transient ischemic attack-vascular disease, age, sex, and the CHA2DS2-VASc score. The morphology of the LAA obtained from 3DCT was classified into the following four types: cactus, cauliflower, chicken-wing, and windsock, as previously reported.10