The Role of Atrial Myocardial Deformation Parameters in Determining Cardioversion Success in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.30, no.3, pp.267-272, 2019 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 30 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2019.67
- Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.267-272
- Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, electrical cardioversion, left atrial volume index, left atrial strain, FUNCTIONAL QUANTIFICATION, SINUS RHYTHM, STRAIN, HYPERTENSION, PREDICTS, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, MAINTENANCE, DYSFUNCTION, PREVALENCE, MANAGEMENT
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim: To investigate the role of left atrial myocardial deformation parameters measured by speckle tracking method in predicting cardioversion success in addition to conventional echocardiographic measurements in cardioversion (CV) planned patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).