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Are transthoracic echocardlographic parameters associated with atrial fibrillation recurrence or stroke?

April 26, 2017associated atrial fibrillation parameters recurrence stroke transthoracic

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Are transthoracic echocardlographic parameters associated with atrial fibrillation recurrence or stroke?

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– Results from the atrial fibrillation follow-up investigation of rhythm management (AFFIRM) study Olshansky, B; Heller, EN; Mitchell, LB; Chandler, M; Slater, W; Green, M; Brodsky, M; Barrell, P; Greene, HL 2005 JUN 21;45(12):2026-2033, Journal of the American College of Cardiology OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations of transthoracic echocardlographic parameters with recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) and/or stroke. BACKGROUND The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study, an evaluation of elderly patients with AF at risk for stroke, provided an opportunity to evaluate the implications of echocardiographic parameters in patients with AF. METHODS Transthoracic echocardiographic measures of mitral regurgitation (MR), left atrial (LA) diameter, and left ventricular (LV) function were evaluated in the AFFIRM rate- and rhythm-control patients who had sinus rhythm resume and had these data available. Risk for recurrent