Echocardiographic diastolic function assessment is of modest utility in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

Echocardiographic diastolic function assessment is of modest utility in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

Background: Detection of concurrent diastolic dysfunction (DD) may be beneficial in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). The role of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in assessing DD in patients with AF has not been well characterized. We sought to determ...

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Main Authors: Mária Kohári, David R. Okada, Larraitz Gaztanaga, Erica Zado, Francis E. Marchlinski, David J. Callans, Yuchi Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Persistent atrial fibrillation
Diastolic dysfunction
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235290671530035X

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