Fibrosis-4 Index as a Marker of Systemic Fibrotic Burden and Its Association with Left Atrial Thrombus in Nonvalvular Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Elevated FIB-4 index values are independently associated with LAT in patients with paroxysmal AF. This simple, noninvasive marker may reflect a systemic fibro-inflammatory milieu that promotes an atrial thrombogenic substrate beyond traditional clinical risk scores.
Authors
- Nedret Ülvan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5295-5704)
- Habibe Kafes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-0287)
Institutions
- Ankara University (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15083063
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00