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The prevalence of LAT was calculated, and associated factors were identified.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 36,007 NVAF inpatients from 602 hospitals in 30 provinces\/autonomous regions\/municipalities were included in the final analysis, with a median age of 66 years and 39.4% were female. LAT was present in 1,467 (4.1%) patients overall, 2.7, 5.7, and 6.8% in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, and long-standing persistent AF, respectively. In subgroup analysis, including age \u2265 65 years, CHA<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>DS<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>-VAS<jats:sub>C<\/jats:sub> score \u2265 2, left atrial diameter (LAD) \u2265 50 mm, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) &amp;lt; 50%, and anticoagulation, patients with paroxysmal AF always had the lowest LAT prevalence, followed by patients with persistent and long-standing persistent AF. Patients treated with anticoagulants had less prevalent LAT than those without anticoagulation (2.1 vs. 5.0%, p &amp;lt; 0.001). In multivariate analysis, AF pattern (both persistent AF and long-standing persistent AF), hypertension, chronic heart failure, coronary heart disease, transient ischemic attack\/stroke, diabetes mellitus, and LAD (per 5 mm) were associated with an increased prevalence of LAT. However, LVEF (per 5%) and anticoagulation were associated with a reduced prevalence of LAT.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>LAT was found in 4.1% of Chinese adult NVAF inpatients underwent TEE in real-world experience. 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