Prognostic impact of left atrial function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in sinus rhythm vs. persistent atrial fibrillation.
Robert SchönbauerAndreas Anselm KammerlanderFranz DucaStefan AschauerMatthias KoschutnikCarolina DonaChristian NitscheChristian LoeweChristian HengstenbergJulia MascherbauerPublished in: ESC heart failure (2021)
In HFpEF patients in SR, impaired LA-EF is independently associated with worse cardiovascular outcome, which is similar to persistent AF. In persistent AF, LA parameters lose their prognostic ability.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- heart rate
- venous thromboembolism
- blood pressure