Prognostic role of left atrial enlargement in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators for primary prevention.
Arianna BissolinoAlessandro AndreisMassimo MagnanoCarlo BudanoAndrea SagliettoFilippo AngeliniEdoardo RoagnaSimone MattiviMattia PeyracchiaDaniele ErrigoPier Giorgio GolzioDavide CastagnoCarla GiustettoGaetano Maria De FerrariPublished in: Acta cardiologica (2020)
In DCM or ICM patients candidate to receive an ICD for primary prevention, a severely enlarged left atrium is a predictive factor for ATs (shocks or ATP). The risk of inappropriate shocks was increased in patients with atrial fibrillation, rather than SLAE.