Preoperative Tissue Doppler Imaging-Derived Atrial Conduction Time Predicts Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery for Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

CONCLUSIONS: PA-TDI duration was an independent predictor of POAF after MVS. Patients with PA-TDI duration >159.4 ms should be considered high risk and treated appropriately to improve outcome. PMID: 26538374 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation Journal - November 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Takahashi S, Katayama K, Watanabe M, Kodama H, Taguchi T, Kurosaki T, Imai K, Sueda T Tags: Circ J Source Type: research