Key result
This review explores the pathophysiological relationship between arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation, emphasizing the role of echocardiography in evaluating cardiac remodeling and function.
Why the study?
What is the role of echocardiography in the management of patients with arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation?
What is the role of echocardiography in the management of patients with arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation?
Echocardiography plays a key role in evaluating structural and functional cardiac changes in patients with arterial hypertension to manage the risk of atrial fibrillation.
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Echocardiography may aid remodeling assessment in hypertension to stratify AF risk; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
: Structural changes in left and right cardiac chambers that occur in arterial hypertension (AH) may lead to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation. Considering that AH is currently the most common cardiovascular disease in the general population, it represents a major risk factor for atrial fibrillation development. This review explores the complex relationship between atrial fibrillation and AH, starting from its pathophysiological basis. It focuses on the role of echocardiography in the management of hypertensive and atrial fibrillation patients, with emphasis on what should be evaluated about left ventricular remodeling, diastolic and systolic function, left atrial (LA) size and function and right ventricular deformation in patients with AH.
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Cameli et al. (2017) conducted a review in Arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography was evaluated. This review explores the pathophysiological relationship between arterial hypertension and atrial fibrillation, emphasizing the role of echocardiography in evaluating cardiac remodeling and function.
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