Journal article
Left atrial dimension and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with and without atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The prognostic value of left atrial (LA) dimensions may differ between patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF).
METHODS: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for studies that investigated the association between LA echocardiographic parameters measured by transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with or without AF. Data were independently abstracted by two reviewers and pooled using random-effects …
Authors
Froehlich L; Meyre P; Aeschbacher S; Blum S; Djokic D; Kuehne M; Osswald S; Kaufmann BA; Conen D
Journal
Heart, Vol. 105, No. 24, pp. 1884–1891
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
December 2019
DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315174
ISSN
1355-6037