Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial morphology and function to predict maintenance of sinus rhythm after electrical cardioversion in patients with non-valvular persistent atrial fibrillation and normal function or mild dysfunction of left ventricle.
Paweł WałekJanusz SielskiKatarzyna StarzykIwona Gorczyca-GłowackaJoanna Roskal-WałekBeata Wożakowska-KapłonPublished in: Cardiology journal (2019)
Left ventricular filling pressure assessed with E/A and E/e' ratios predict AF recurrence after electrical cardioversions among patients with AF and normal function of LV.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- mitral valve
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pulmonary hypertension
- oxidative stress
- acute coronary syndrome
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- ejection fraction