Evidence mapPaperPMID 41958558Full record

ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Association between complete blood cell count-derived inflammatory indices and left atrial thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study.

You Zhou, Xuewen Song, Jifang Ma, Yuexia Ren, Erpeng Liang, Ke Chen, Weifeng Song, Xiaobiao Zang, Zhihan Zhao, Lei Wang and 3 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

You Zhou *Heart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xuewen Song *Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Diagnostic Engineering Research Center of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.
Jifang MaHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yuexia RenHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Erpeng LiangHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Ke ChenHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Weifeng SongHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xiaobiao ZangHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Zhihan ZhaoHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Lei WangHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yonghui ZhaoHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xianqing WangHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Haixia FuHeart Center of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital, Central China Fuwai Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Systemic inflammation plays a key role in thrombogenesis, yet the value of routine complete blood count-derived inflammatory indices for predicting left atrial thrombus (LAT) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) remains unclear. Methods: In this cross-sectional study of 623 patients with NVAF (59 with LAT, 9.5%), we evaluated eight inflammatory indices for their association with LAT, using multivariable logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results: Among the inflammatory markers analyzed, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), neutrophil-to-mean platelet volume ratio (NMR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), and pan-immune-inflammation value (PIV) were significantly associated with LAT risk after multivariable adjustment. ROC curve analysis indicated moderate predictive accuracy for these five indices, with area under the curve values ranging from 0.582 to 0.601, though no significant differences were found between them. Other indices, including monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and white blood cell-to-mean platelet volume ratio, showed no significant predictive value. Conclusion: NLR, NMR, SII, SIRI, and PIV are readily accessible and cost-effective inflammatory biomarkers that show association with LAT risk in NVAF patients. These indices may offer supplementary information for risk stratification in clinical practice. Their potential to guide more intensive assessment or therapeutic strategies requires further prospective validation.

Indexed as

atrial fibrillationbiomarkersinflammationrisk stratificationthrombosis

Identifiers

PMID41958558
PMCPMC13059205

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.