Evaluation of left atrial remodeling by 2D-speckle-tracking echocardiography versus by high-density voltage mapping in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Avishag Laish-FarkashOlga Perelshtein BrezinovAndrei ValdmanDudi TamMichael RahkovichYonatan KoganGergana Marincheva

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)

LVZs ≥ 5% has a negative association with atrial %LASr. Thus, a simple 2D-STE measurement of %LASr can be used as a noninvasive method to evaluate significant LA remodeling and fibrosis in AF patients.

Keyphrases

left atrial
high density
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
end stage renal disease
mitral valve
catheter ablation
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
high resolution
computed tomography
heart failure