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Left atrial emptying fraction determined during atrial fibrillation predicts maintenance of sinus rhythm after direct current cardioversion in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

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  • Paweł Wałek
  • Iwona Gorczyca
  • Janusz Sielski
  • Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon

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Echocardiography is the basic imaging technique used to determine the odds of maintaining sinus rhythm (SR) following direct current cardioversion (DCCV) for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, most studies are focused on the echocardiographic parameters obtained during SR resulting from successful DCCV. The aim of this study was to assess the value of the echocardiographic parameters measured before DCCV for the prognosis of SR maintenance after DCCV. The study included 146 patients with persistent AF who underwent DCCV. Clinical and echocardiographic data were collected directly before DCCV and, for patients with SR, one month, six months, and 12 months after DCCV. We found that left atrial emptying fraction (LAEF) assessed during atrial fibrillation was significantly larger in the group with SR maintenance after 12 months than in the group with AF recurrence (30.8±8.3 vs. 24.6±10.4%; p

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  • Paweł Wałek & Iwona Gorczyca & Janusz Sielski & Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon, 2020. "Left atrial emptying fraction determined during atrial fibrillation predicts maintenance of sinus rhythm after direct current cardioversion in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0238002
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238002
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    1. Paweł Wałek & Joanna Roskal-Wałek & Patryk Dłubis & Justyna Tracz & Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon, 2022. "Left Atrial Wall Motion Velocity Assessed during Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Sinus Rhythm Maintenance after Electrical Cardioversion in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-13, November.

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