Why the study?
Longitudinal change in left atrial structure and function could help predict risk for incident AF in individuals free of clinical cardiovascular disease at baseline.
Does longitudinal change in left atrial structure and function predict incident atrial fibrillation in a multi-ethnic population free of baseline cardiovascular disease?
Does longitudinal change in left atrial structure and function predict incident atrial fibrillation in a multi-ethnic population free of baseline cardiovascular disease?
Longitudinal decline in left atrial function, specifically total LA emptying fraction measured by CMR, independently predicts incident atrial fibrillation and improves risk prediction models.
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May refine AF risk prediction in primary prevention; extends prior LA imaging data but leaves open prospective validation.
Lim et al. (2019) studied this question.
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