Open AccessAtrial Fibrillation in Mitral Stenosis and its correlation with age, sex & clinical symptoms
Author(s) -
Zafar Niaz,
Anjum Razzaq,
Muhammad Latif,
Bilal Aziz,
Tazeen Nazar,
Shoaib Luqman,
Jalalud Din,
Nabeel Ahmed Aman,
Zahid Hussain Shah,
Azizur Rehman,
Sajid Abaidullah,
M. Arif Hasan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v11i3.999
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stenosis , cardiology , prospective cohort study , mitral valve stenosis
Objective: The objective of the study was to calculate the frequency of atrial fibrillation of MS and its correlation with age, sex and clinical symptoms. Design: A prospective descriptive study. Place: Mayo Hospital & Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. Patients and methods: 112 patients of mitral stenosis were investigated with an ECG and an echocardiography to confirm mitral stenosis and to measure anteroposterior left atrial dimensions on M-mode. All patients who were suffering from AF due to causes other than mitral stenosis were excluded. The significance of findings were tested through standard "t"test. Results: Atrial fibrillation is more in female patient and has a linear correlation with age. More common symptoms of shortness of breath followed by palpitation.