Left atrial size and total atrial emptying fraction in atrial fibrillation progression

Left atrial (LA) size and low voltage areas (LVA) mirror atrial fibrillation (AF) progression. Whether these factors are important for the impairment of total atrial emptying fraction is understudied.

Source: Heart Rhythm - June 18, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Timm Seew öster, Ricardo A. Spampinato, Philipp Sommer, Frank Lindemann, Cosima Jahnke, Ingo Paetsch, Gerhard Hindricks, Jelena Kornej Source Type: research