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.