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March 3, 2017International Journal of CardiologyOpen Access

Prognostic value of left atrial size and function in adults with tetralogy of Fallot

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Why the study?

Does left atrial size and function predict cardiovascular events in clinically stable adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot?

Population

Clinically stable adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot evaluated in an outpatient clinic between 2011…

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Authors

VBVivan J.M. BaggenASAnne‐Rose W. SchutJCJudith A.A.E. Cuypers

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Overview

Clinical meaning/caution now):* Suggests LA length may help risk-stratify stable adults with.

Structured PICO

Does left atrial size and function predict cardiovascular events in clinically stable adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot?

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Population
Clinically stable adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) evaluated in an outpatient clinic between 2011 and 2013.
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Intervention
Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial (LA) size and function (including LA maximal, minimal and pre-A wave volume, area and length, as well as total, passive and active emptying fractions).
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Outcome
Composite of death, heart failure, hospitalizations, arrhythmia, thromboembolic events, and re-interventions (cardiovascular events).composite

Left atrial size and function, particularly LA length, provide significant prognostic value for predicting cardiovascular events in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot.

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Baggen et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a823b8d7a56cf6465ffb133https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.153
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