Why the study?
Does left atrial volume index predict all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Population
314 patients with acute myocardial infarction who had a transthoracic echocardiogram with assessment of left…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 (range 0 to 33) months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Increased left atrial volume index is a powerful, independent predictor of all-cause mortality after acute myocardial infarction, providing incremental prognostic value over conventional echocardiographic measures.
Structured PICO
Does left atrial volume index predict all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
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Population
314 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who had a transthoracic echocardiogram with assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function and measurement of left atrial (LA) volume during admission.
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Intervention
Measurement of left atrial (LA) volume index by transthoracic echocardiography
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Outcome
All-cause mortalityhard clinical
Increased left atrial volume index is a powerful, independent predictor of all-cause mortality after acute myocardial infarction, providing incremental prognostic value over conventional echocardiographic measures.
Cite This Study
Møller et al. (2003) studied this question.