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ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2017

Investigation of the atrial conduction time measured by tissue Doppler imaging at the left atrial appendage and the actual electrical conduction time: consideration of left atrial remodeling in atrial fibrillation patients.

Yuichi Hori, Shiro Nakahara, Naofumi Anjo, Ayako Nakagawa, Naoki Nishiyama, Kouta Yamada, Akiko Hayashi, Takaaki Komatsu, Sayuki Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Sakai and 1 more

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Article in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Alternans in atria: Mechanisms and clinical relevance.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2017
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  3. Association Between the Left Atrial and Left Atrial Appendages Systole Strain Rate in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2016
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Yuichi HoriDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555. yuichi-h@dokkyomed.ac.jp.
Shiro NakaharaDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Naofumi AnjoDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Ayako NakagawaDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Naoki NishiyamaDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Kouta YamadaDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Akiko HayashiDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Takaaki KomatsuDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Sayuki KobayashiDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Yoshihiko SakaiDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.
Isao TaguchiDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, 343-8555.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe atrial conduction time measured by echocardiography using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has been reported as a predictive factor of left atrial (LA) remodeling. We investigated the P wave to LA appendage (LAA) conduction time defined by transthoracic echocardiography using TDI (P-LAA TDI), and directly compared the actual LA electrical conduction time determined by the electrophysiological data. Additionally, we confirmed the clinical utility of the P-LAA TDI by examining the relationship to the electroanatomical LA remodeling data.

methodsSixty-three AF patients (22 paroxysmal AF, 41 persistent AF) underwent ablation and electroanatomical LA mapping. The P-LAA TDI was measured after the ablation and was compared with the electrophysiological data during sinus rhythm, including the actual electrical conduction time.

resultsA strong linear correlation (r = 0.776, p < 0.001, y = 1.28x + 49) was observed between the P-LAA TDI (161 ± 24 ms) and electrophysiological P-LAA time (87 ± 15 ms). The P-LAA TDI was also strongly correlated with the LA volume (173 ± 52 ml, r = 0.632, p < 0.001) and LA conduction velocity index (1.07 ± 0.19 mm/ms, r = -0.735, p < 0.001), but less to the focal anterior-LVA region surface area (2.2 [0.4-5.0] cm

conclusionsThe P-LAA TDI was useful for estimating the actual electrophysiological conduction time and represented both electrical and anatomical LA remodeling.

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Atrial FunctionAtrial RemodelingAtrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationBody Surface Potential MappingEchocardiography, DopplerElasticity Imaging TechniquesExcitation Contraction CouplingFemaleHeart Conduction SystemHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityAblationAtrial conduction timeAtrial fibrillationLeft atrial remodeling

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