Open AccessLower body weight in men, an epidemiological predictor of enlarged left atrium in sinus rhythm patients with dilated heart
Author(s) -
Aurora Bakalli,
Ljubica Georgievska-Ismail,
Nebi Musliu,
Dardan Koçinaj
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.187956
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , sinus rhythm , dilated cardiomyopathy , atrial fibrillation , ventricle , myocardial infarction , atrial flutter , heart failure
The source of thrombi in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy is not necessarily from the dilated left ventricle. Left atrium (LA) and left atrial appendage (LAA) might be in charge for relatively high rate of systemic embolizations in these patients. The main aim of our study was to identify epidemiological predictors in sinus rhythm patients with dilated heart for LA and LAA dilation and/or dysfunction.