Impaired Left Atrial Strain as a Predictor of New-onset Atrial Fibrillation After Aortic Valve Replacement Independently of Left Atrial Size;Alteración del strain auricular izquierdo como predictor de fibrilación auricular de nuevo comienzo tras recambio valvular aórtico, independientemente del tamaño de la aurícula izquierda

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 466-476

  Pessoa Amorim, Guilherme ^a,b   Mancio, Jennifer ^a,b   Vouga, Luís ^a   Ribeiro, José ^a   Gama, Vasco ^a   Bettencourt, Nuno ^b   Fontes Carvalho, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve replacement; Atrial fibrillation; EPICHEART study; Left atrial strain; Severe aortic stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DILATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM SIZE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM STRAIN; HEART LEFT ATRIUM VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VOLUME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW-ONSET ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTIC VALVE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85042852044     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2017.09.020     Document Type: Article

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