Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis (Apr 2024)

The Relationship of Coronary Thrombus Burden and Anticoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Score in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

  • Gökhan Coşkun MD,
  • Cem Ozde MD,
  • Osman Kayapinar MD,
  • Gulsah Aktore MD,
  • Ensar Ekşi MD,
  • Hamdi Afşin MD,
  • Ahmet Egemen Sayın

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/10760296241237232
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30

Abstract

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Background The anticoagulation and risk factors in atrial fibrillation (ATRIA) score is associated with adverse cardiovascular events. However, its relationship with coronary thrombus burden is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the ATRIA score and thrombus burden in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Materials and Methods The study was designed as a prospective cross-sectional observational study. Our study included 319 patients who were prospectively admitted with STEMI between January 2021 and April 2022. Patients were divided into 2 groups with low thrombus burden (LTB) (grade 4 had a sensitivity of 66.2% and specificity of 95.2%, and ATRIA score >8 sensitivity of 98% and specificity of 100% predicted HTB. Conclusion In this study, we found that thrombus burden may be associated with ATRIA risk score in patients presenting with STEMI.