Long-term prognostic impact of left atrial volumes and emptying fraction in a community-based cohort

Conclusions In this community-based cohort, LAEF was a powerful predictor of incident cardiovascular events and its predictive ability was stronger than for LA volumes. Our findings suggest that LA dysfunction may represent a more advanced state of LA remodelling than LA enlargement.

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Source: Heart - April 10, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hedberg, P., Selmeryd, J., Leppert, J., Henriksen, E. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Acute coronary syndromes, Clinical diagnostic tests Heart failure and cardiomyopathies Source Type: research