Late gadolinium enhancement in the left ventricular wall is associated with atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Alexandra CasteloSilvia Aguiar RosaAntónio FiarresgaNuno JallesVera Vaz FerreiraPedro Garcia BrásLuísa Moura BrancoMário OliveiraRui Cruz FerreiraPublished in: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (2022)
LGE in mid inferior IVS is an independent predictor for AF occurrence in patients with HCM. Combining both LGE in mid inferior IVS and enlarged LA improves prediction of AF and may be preferred for risk stratification.
Keyphrases
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- left atrial
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- risk assessment
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- contrast enhanced
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome