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Left atrial deformation as a potent predictor for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with end-stage renal disease

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It is widely known that various factors contribute to left atrial (LA) mechanical dysfunction in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the connection between atrial dysfunction and arrhythmic events such as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), in this group of patients, remains unclear. The purpose of our study was to evaluate prospectively the association between LA deformation indices and PAF in ESRD patients. 79 patients (41 men, mean age 57 ± 17) with ESRD and preserved left ventricular systolic function comprised the study population. All patients underwent a baseline comprehensive echocardiography study and were followed for a mean period of 16 ± 5 months. PAF episodes, first and the following events, were reported. LA longitudinal strain reflecting LA reservoir function and LA longitudinal strain rate reflecting LA pump function were specifically evaluated as LA deformation indices of interest, using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography. At the end of follow up period nine patients died. 15 of the rest 70 reported one or more episodes of PAF. LA indexed volumes were significantly higher in patients with PAF (32 ± 26 vs. 21.5 ± 9 ml/m2, p = 0.002), mean LA strain was significantly reduced (17 ± 7 vs. 27 ± 9%, p < 0.001) as well as mean LA stain rate (− 1.19 ± 0.5 vs. − 1.95 ± 0.5 1/s, p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that LA strain rate when adjusted with age together with PAF history remained the single most significant echocardiographic parameter for PAF prediction. Impaired LA strain and LA strain rate are associated with PAF in ESRD patients. LA strain rate might be a better independent predictor of PAF, compared to standard echocardiographic indices. Further prospective studies are needed to validate its relevance in routine clinical practice.

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    Christodoulos E. Papadopoulos, Efstathios Pagourelias, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Konstantinos Baltoumas, Stergios Tzikas, Nikolaos Fragakis & Vassilios Vassilikos

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Papadopoulos, C.E., Pagourelias, E., Bakogiannis, C. et al. Left atrial deformation as a potent predictor for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with end-stage renal disease. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 34, 1393–1401 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-018-1353-x

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