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SUBMITTER: Gupta DK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4048534 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gupta Deepak K DK Shah Amil M AM Giugliano Robert P RP Ruff Christian T CT Antman Elliott M EM Grip Laura T LT Deenadayalu Naveen N Hoffman Elaine E Patel Indravadan I Shi Minggao M Mercuri Michele M Mitrovic Veselin V Braunwald Eugene E Solomon Scott D SD
European heart journal 20131202 22
<h4>Aims</h4>The complex relationship between left atrial (LA) structure and function, electrical burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke risk is not well understood. We aimed to describe LA structure and function in AF.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Left atrial structure and function was assessed in 971 subjects enrolled in the echocardiographic substudy of ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48. Left atrial size, emptying fraction (LAEF), and contractile function were compared across AF types (paroxysmal, persi ...[more]