Open AccessEchocardiographic assessment of left atrial volume index in elderly patients with left ventricle anterior myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Monika Maheshwari,
CP Tanwar,
S. K. Kaushik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.102149
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricle , ejection fraction , atrial fibrillation , myocardial infarction , heart failure , stroke volume , body surface area , doppler echocardiography , diastole , blood pressure
Enlarged left atrium predicts outcomes in patients with heart failure, atrial fibrillation and stroke. Left atrial volume especially when corrected for body size, is a more accurate representation of true LA size.