Abstract
Identifying patients with advanced left atrial (LA) remodeling before catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial. This study aimed to identify echocardiographic parameters associated with changes in anatomy and conduction properties of the left atrium (LA). We examined 75 AF patients prior to CA and measured the intervals from the P-wave-onset to four mitral annulus sites by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging (PW-TDI). Patients were grouped to an upward U-pattern (delayed anterior activation) and a downward D-pattern (earliest LA activation anterior). CT-data were used to measure the LA volume (LAV). LAV was divided into anterior- (LA-A) and posterior-parts by a plane, parallel to the posterior wall and between the veins and the appendage, to calculate the asymmetry index (ASI = LA-A/LAV). Patients with U-pattern (n = 66) had a higher ASI (65 ± 6 vs. 61 ± 3%, p = .014), older age (61 ± 11 vs. 51 ± 11 years, p = .03) and more diastolic dysfunction (71 vs. 22%, p = .008) Multivariate regression showed that age (OR 1.1 per year, CI 1.007-1.199) and diastolic dysfunction (OR 6.36, CI 1.132-35.7, p = .036) were independent predictors of the U-pattern. Diastolic dysfunction (B 4.49, CI 1.61-7.37, p = .003) was the ...Continue Reading
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