Age and gender
In a study conducted by Tabata T et al., it was demonstrated that both peak early diastolic and atrial systolic left atrial appendage (LAA) flow velocities decline with age and there is a significant negative correlation between the peak early diastolic forward and backward LAA flow velocities and age in the general population.. However, in our study, we did not find any statistically significant age predilection or relation to gender for left atrial appendage wall velocity (LAAWV). The observed results in our study population may be attributed to the predominant influence of the myocardial functional state on LAAWV, independent of age and gender.