Echocardiographic Parameters and the Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: The Suita Study.
Aya HigashiyamaYoshihiro KokuboMakoto WatanabeYoko Masukata NakaoTomonori OkamuraAkira OkayamaYoshihiro MiyamotoPublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2019)
LAD on echocardiography was an independent risk factor of incident AF in the Japanese population. LAD might be useful for identifying individuals with a high risk of AF in health check-ups of the general population.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular disease
- catheter ablation
- pulmonary hypertension
- oral anticoagulants
- healthcare
- risk factors
- public health
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- mental health
- computed tomography
- mitral valve
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- health information
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery disease
- climate change
- venous thromboembolism
- human health