E/e' ratio and left atrial area are predictors of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Juan Pablo CostabelEnrique GalveMaría TerricabrasClara AmetranoRicardo RonderosAdrian BaranchukArturo EvangelistaGustavo AveglianoPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
An E/e' ratio ≥ 17, as an expression of left ventricular filling pressures with impact on the left atrium, and left atrial area ≥28 cm2 are strong predictors of AF in patients with HCM.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- left atrial appendage
- acute myocardial infarction
- poor prognosis
- aortic stenosis
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- pulmonary artery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- binding protein
- pulmonary hypertension
- long non coding rna
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism