Journal article
Atrial tissue Doppler imaging for prediction of new-onset atrial fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The total atrial conduction time (TACT) is an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation (AF). A new transthoracic echocardiographic tool to determine TACT by tissue Doppler imaging (PA-TDI (the time from the initiation of the P wave on the ECG (lead II) to the A' wave on the lateral left atrial tissue Doppler tracing)) has been developed recently.
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that measurement of PA-TDI enables prediction of …
Authors
De Vos CB; Weijs B; Crijns HJGM; Cheriex EC; Palmans A; Habets J; Prins MH; Pisters R; Nieuwlaat R; Tieleman RG
Journal
Heart, Vol. 95, No. 10,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
May 2009
DOI
10.1136/hrt.2008.148528
ISSN
1355-6037