Advanced interatrial block is a surrogate for left atrial strain reduction which predicts atrial fibrillation and stroke.

Lacalzada-Almeida Juan María Manuela Izquierdo-Gómez Javier García-Niebla Roberto Elosua Alejandro Jimenez Sosa Adrian M Baranchuk Antonio Bayes de Luna

Published in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2019)

In patients with IAB, a decrease in absolute value of LA SRa with STE predicts new-onset AF and ischemic stroke. Future studies should confirm our results and assess the prognostic usefulness of LA STE in patients with IAB.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular
brain injury
acute coronary syndrome