Why the study?
Does left ventricular systolic dysfunction impair left atrial and left atrial appendage functions in patients with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
Population
28 patients with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Group I: 12 patients with LV systolic dysfunction…
Comparison
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction vs Normal left ventricular systolic function
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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LV systolic dysfunction was associated with impaired LA/LAA function and higher thrombus/SEC risk in nonvalvular AF; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does left ventricular systolic dysfunction impair left atrial and left atrial appendage functions in patients with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
LV systolic dysfunction in chronic nonvalvular AF is associated with impaired LA/LAA mechanical function and increased risk of thrombus or spontaneous echo contrast.
CEMRİ et al. (2002) studied this question.
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