Association of left atrial enlargement with heart failure events in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
Yasuhiro HamataniMoritake IguchiKeita OkamotoYumiko NakanishiKimihito MinamiKenjiro IshigamiSyuhei IkedaKosuke DoiTakashi YoshizawaYuya IdeAkiko FujinoMitsuru IshiiNobutoyo MasunagaMasahiro EsatoHikari TsujiHiromichi WadaKoji HasegawaMitsuru AbeMasaharu AkaoPublished in: European heart journal open (2024)
Left atrial diameter is significantly associated with the risk of incident HF in AF patients with preserved LVEF, suggesting the utility of LAD regarding HF risk stratification for these patients.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- mitral valve
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- acute heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction