Left atrial low voltage areas and heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation: Implication of the atrial myopathy.

Masaharu MasudaHiroyuki UematsuYasuhiro MatsudaAyako SuginoHirotaka OokaSatoshi KudoSubaru FujiiShin OkamotoTakayuki IshiharaKiyonori NantoTakuya TsujimuraYosuke HataSho NakaoToshiaki Mano

Published in: ESC heart failure (2024)

LVA presence and its extent were associated with frequent HF hospitalization and death. Underlying atrial myopathy appears to define a poor HF prognosis after AF ablation.

Keyphrases

left atrial
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
heart failure
acute heart failure
late onset
left ventricular
mitral valve
muscular dystrophy
cardiac resynchronization therapy
early onset