ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vessels2014
Left atrial emptying fraction predicts limited exercise performance in heart failure patients.
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- Left atrial strain predicts exercise capacity in heart failure independently of left ventricular ejection fraction.ESC heart failure · 2022Article
- Diabetes Is the Strongest Predictor of Limited Exercise Capacity in Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Left atrial stiffness predicts cardiac events in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: The impact of diabetes.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2021Article
- Speckle Tracking-Derived Left Atrial Stiffness Predicts Clinical Outcome in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced to Mid-Range Ejection Fraction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Improved Left Atrial Function in CRT Responders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Long Term Outcomes of Left Atrial Reservoir Function in Children with a History of Kawasaki Disease.Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound · 2018Article
- Quality of life questionnaire predicts poor exercise capacity only in HFpEF and not in HFrEF.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
aimWe aimed in this study to assess the role of left atrial (LA), in addition to left ventricular (LV) indices, in predicting exercise capacity in patients with heart failure (HF).
methodsThis study included 88 consecutive patients (60 ± 10 years) with stable HF. LV end-diastolic and end-systolic dimensions, ejection fraction (EF), mitral and tricuspid annulus peak systolic excursion (MAPSE and TAPSE), myocardial velocities (s', e' and a'), LA dimensions, LA volume and LA emptying fraction were measured. A 6-min walking test (6-MWT) distance was performed on the same day of the echocardiographic examination.
resultsPatients with limited exercise performance (≤ 300 m) were older (
conclusionIn heart failure patients, the impaired LA emptying function is the best predictor of poor exercise capacity. This finding highlights the need for routine LA size and function monitoring for better optimization of medical therapy in HF.
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