Increased left atrial size is associated with higher atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients treated with antiarrhythmic medications.
Saarang MulukutlaAndrew D AlthouseSandeep K JainSamir F SabaPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2018)
In a cohort of patients treated with antiarrhythmic medications that had transthoracic echocardiogram data, LA size was a significant predictor of AF recurrence. The clinical utility of this finding would be strengthened by replication in a multicenter setting.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- free survival
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- mitral valve
- electronic health record
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left ventricular
- big data
- cross sectional
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- double blind
- acute coronary syndrome