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Does an echocardiographic left atrial index ≥ 40 mL/m² predict atrial fibrillation and the combined endpoint of death or need for mitral surgery in patients with organic mitral regurgitation?
Does an echocardiographic left atrial index ≥ 40 mL/m² predict atrial fibrillation and the combined endpoint of death or need for mitral surgery in patients with organic mitral regurgitation?
Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial volume using the biplane area-length method is accurate, and an LA index ≥40 mL/m² independently predicts atrial fibrillation, death, or need for mitral surgery in patients with organic mitral regurgitation.
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May refine risk stratification in organic MR; leaves open whether LA volume thresholds should guide intervention timing.
Messika‐Zeitoun et al. (2007) studied this question.
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