Does left atrial booster pump function predict life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy?
Left atrial booster pump function provides independent and incremental prognostic value over global longitudinal strain and mechanical dispersion for predicting life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy.
LA booster pump function was an independent and incremental predictor of arrhythmias in NICM over GLS and MD, and may aid better risk stratification in this population.
Negishi et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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