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The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation

BACKGROUND: A large majority of thrombi causing ischemic complications under atrial fibrillation (AF) originate in the left atrial appendage (LAA), an anatomical structure departing from the left atrium, characterized by a large morphological variability between individuals. This work analyses the h...

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Autores principales: Musotto, Giulio, Monteleone, Alessandra, Vella, Danila, Di Leonardo, Sofia, Viola, Alessia, Pitarresi, Giuseppe, Zuccarello, Bernardo, Pantano, Antonio, Cook, Andrew, Bosi, Giorgia M., Burriesci, Gaetano
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9329814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35911543
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.894187
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author Musotto, Giulio
Monteleone, Alessandra
Vella, Danila
Di Leonardo, Sofia
Viola, Alessia
Pitarresi, Giuseppe
Zuccarello, Bernardo
Pantano, Antonio
Cook, Andrew
Bosi, Giorgia M.
Burriesci, Gaetano
author_facet Musotto, Giulio
Monteleone, Alessandra
Vella, Danila
Di Leonardo, Sofia
Viola, Alessia
Pitarresi, Giuseppe
Zuccarello, Bernardo
Pantano, Antonio
Cook, Andrew
Bosi, Giorgia M.
Burriesci, Gaetano
author_sort Musotto, Giulio
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: A large majority of thrombi causing ischemic complications under atrial fibrillation (AF) originate in the left atrial appendage (LAA), an anatomical structure departing from the left atrium, characterized by a large morphological variability between individuals. This work analyses the hemodynamics simulated for different patient-specific models of LAA by means of computational fluid–structure interaction studies, modeling the effect of the changes in contractility and shape resulting from AF. METHODS: Three operating conditions were analyzed: sinus rhythm, acute atrial fibrillation, and chronic atrial fibrillation. These were simulated on four patient-specific LAA morphologies, each associated with one of the main morphological variants identified from the common classification: chicken wing, cactus, windsock, and cauliflower. Active contractility of the wall muscle was calibrated on the basis of clinical evaluations of the filling and emptying volumes, and boundary conditions were imposed on the fluid to replicate physiological and pathological atrial pressures, typical of the various operating conditions. RESULTS: The LAA volume and shear strain rates were analyzed over time and space for the different models. Globally, under AF conditions, all models were well aligned in terms of shear strain rate values and predicted levels of risk. Regions of low shear rate, typically associated with a higher risk of a clot, appeared to be promoted by sudden bends and focused at the trabecule and the lobes. These become substantially more pronounced and extended with AF, especially under acute conditions. CONCLUSION: This work clarifies the role of active and passive contraction on the healthy hemodynamics in the LAA, analyzing the hemodynamic effect of AF that promotes clot formation. The study indicates that local LAA topological features are more directly associated with a thromboembolic risk than the global shape of the appendage, suggesting that more effective classification criteria should be identified.
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spelling pubmed-93298142022-07-29 The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation Musotto, Giulio Monteleone, Alessandra Vella, Danila Di Leonardo, Sofia Viola, Alessia Pitarresi, Giuseppe Zuccarello, Bernardo Pantano, Antonio Cook, Andrew Bosi, Giorgia M. Burriesci, Gaetano Front Cardiovasc Med Cardiovascular Medicine BACKGROUND: A large majority of thrombi causing ischemic complications under atrial fibrillation (AF) originate in the left atrial appendage (LAA), an anatomical structure departing from the left atrium, characterized by a large morphological variability between individuals. This work analyses the hemodynamics simulated for different patient-specific models of LAA by means of computational fluid–structure interaction studies, modeling the effect of the changes in contractility and shape resulting from AF. METHODS: Three operating conditions were analyzed: sinus rhythm, acute atrial fibrillation, and chronic atrial fibrillation. These were simulated on four patient-specific LAA morphologies, each associated with one of the main morphological variants identified from the common classification: chicken wing, cactus, windsock, and cauliflower. Active contractility of the wall muscle was calibrated on the basis of clinical evaluations of the filling and emptying volumes, and boundary conditions were imposed on the fluid to replicate physiological and pathological atrial pressures, typical of the various operating conditions. RESULTS: The LAA volume and shear strain rates were analyzed over time and space for the different models. Globally, under AF conditions, all models were well aligned in terms of shear strain rate values and predicted levels of risk. Regions of low shear rate, typically associated with a higher risk of a clot, appeared to be promoted by sudden bends and focused at the trabecule and the lobes. These become substantially more pronounced and extended with AF, especially under acute conditions. CONCLUSION: This work clarifies the role of active and passive contraction on the healthy hemodynamics in the LAA, analyzing the hemodynamic effect of AF that promotes clot formation. The study indicates that local LAA topological features are more directly associated with a thromboembolic risk than the global shape of the appendage, suggesting that more effective classification criteria should be identified. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9329814/ /pubmed/35911543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.894187 Text en Copyright © 2022 Musotto, Monteleone, Vella, Di Leonardo, Viola, Pitarresi, Zuccarello, Pantano, Cook, Bosi and Burriesci. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Cardiovascular Medicine
Musotto, Giulio
Monteleone, Alessandra
Vella, Danila
Di Leonardo, Sofia
Viola, Alessia
Pitarresi, Giuseppe
Zuccarello, Bernardo
Pantano, Antonio
Cook, Andrew
Bosi, Giorgia M.
Burriesci, Gaetano
The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation
title The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation
title_full The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation
title_fullStr The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation
title_short The Role of Patient-Specific Morphological Features of the Left Atrial Appendage on the Thromboembolic Risk Under Atrial Fibrillation
title_sort role of patient-specific morphological features of the left atrial appendage on the thromboembolic risk under atrial fibrillation
topic Cardiovascular Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9329814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35911543
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.894187
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