Fig. 2From: Global peak left atrial longitudinal strain assessed by transthoracic echocardiography is a good predictor of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients in sinus rhythm with heart failure and very low ejection fraction – an observational studyReceiver operating characteristic curve for predicting left atrial appendage thrombus from global PALS (solid line). Area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) for global PALS equalled 0.83Back to article page