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Peak atrial longitudinal strain is predictive of atrial fibrillation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery disease.

Rita PavasiniGioele FabbriAlessio FiorioRoberta CampanaGiulia PassariniFilippo Maria VerardiMarco ContoliGianluca Campo
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
The present study confirmed a high incidence of AF events in COPD patients and that PALS is altered and able to independently predict AF in a specific cohort of patients with CAD and COPD. This study points out the need to integrate PALS measurement in the echocardiographic workup of all COPD patients, to early identify those at high risk of AF development.
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