The impact of atrial fibrillation and stroke risk factors on left atrial blood flow characteristics.

Marco SparteraAntonio StracquadanioGuilherme Pessoa-AmorimAdam Von EndeAlison FletcherPeter ManleyVanessa M FerreiraAaron T HessJemma C HopewellStefan NeubauerRohan S WijesurendraBarbara Casadei

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)

Patients at moderate-to-high stroke risk display altered LA flow characteristics in SR in association with an LA myopathic phenotype and LV diastolic dysfunction, regardless of a history of AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
blood flow
catheter ablation
risk factors
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
left ventricular
percutaneous coronary intervention
blood pressure
oxidative stress
mitral valve
ejection fraction
acute coronary syndrome
brain injury