Could echocardiographic left atrial characterization have additive value for detecting risks of atrial arrhythmias and stroke in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Adrien Al WazzanElena GalliMarion LacoutElise PavenGuillaume L'officialFrédéric SchnellEmmanuel OgerErwan DonalPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)
The decrease in PLAS was strongly associated with the risk of stroke, even in patients without any documented AA. Its value for guiding the management of patients with HCM requires further investigation.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- catheter ablation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- risk assessment
- pulmonary hypertension
- human health
- congenital heart disease
- blood brain barrier
- cerebral ischemia