| Literature DB >> 15374781 |
Nikant Sabharwal1, Roberto Cemin, Krishnamani Rajan, Michael Hickman, Avijit Lahiri, Roxy Senior.
Abstract
Left atrial (LA) volume is a load-independent marker of left ventricular diastolic function. To determine the value of LA volume to predict mortality in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, clinical and echocardiographic variables, including Doppler parameters, were evaluated in 109 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. LA volume was the only independent predictor of mortality (hazard ratio 1.03, 95% confidence interval 1.001 to 1.057, p = 0.03).Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15374781 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.060
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778