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ArticleThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2018

Left atrial deformation as a potent predictor for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Christodoulos E Papadopoulos, Efstathios Pagourelias, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Konstantinos Baltoumas, Efstratios Kassimatis, Dimitrios Zioutas, Dimitrios Siskos, Stergios Tzikas, Nikolaos Fragakis and 2 more

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Article in The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Christodoulos E Papadopoulos3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece. chpapado@auth.gr.
Efstathios Pagourelias3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Constantinos Bakogiannis3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos Triantafyllou3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos Baltoumas3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Efstratios KassimatisNephrology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitrios ZioutasCardiology Department, St. Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitrios SiskosDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Stergios Tzikas3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikolaos Fragakis3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aikaterini PapagianniNephrology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vassilios Vassilikos3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 43 Str, 54643, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Abstract

It is widely known that various factors contribute to left atrial (LA) mechanical dysfunction in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the connection between atrial dysfunction and arrhythmic events such as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), in this group of patients, remains unclear. The purpose of our study was to evaluate prospectively the association between LA deformation indices and PAF in ESRD patients. 79 patients (41 men, mean age 57 ± 17) with ESRD and preserved left ventricular systolic function comprised the study population. All patients underwent a baseline comprehensive echocardiography study and were followed for a mean period of 16 ± 5 months. PAF episodes, first and the following events, were reported. LA longitudinal strain reflecting LA reservoir function and LA longitudinal strain rate reflecting LA pump function were specifically evaluated as LA deformation indices of interest, using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography. At the end of follow up period nine patients died. 15 of the rest 70 reported one or more episodes of PAF. LA indexed volumes were significantly higher in patients with PAF (32 ± 26 vs. 21.5 ± 9 ml/m

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AdultAgedAtrial FibrillationAtrial FunctionEchocardiographyFemaleHeart AtriaHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedProspective Studies2D speckle trackingAtrial fibrillationLeft atriumRenal failureStrainStrain rate

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