Left atrial echocardiographic parameters predict the onset of atrial fibrillation: the SMASH2 scoring system.
Ashley M DarlingtonMary C Rodriguez ZiccardiSreenivas KondaFrancisco J Gonzalez-GonzalezNoreen T NazirMark D McCauleyPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2022)
Risk factors for AF and early features of atrial cardiomyopathy including male sex, hypertension, LA enlargement, reduced mitral inflow, and reduced LA strain are powerful predictors of AF onset within 90 days, and may be used to prognosticate future AF risk.