BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent, and antiarrhythmic therapy is often used to help with rhythm control. Some common echocardiographic parameters may be useful in predicting AF recurrence among these patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between 3 common echocardiographic parameters (left atrial [LA] size, left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], and mitral regurgitation [MR]) and AF recurrence among patients treated with antiarrhythmic medications. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesized that LA size, LVEF, and severity of MR are predictors of AF recurrence in this population. METHODS: A real-world cohort of AF patients who had transthoracic echocardiograms was analyzed. Data on LA size, LVEF, and MR were collected retrospectively from echocardiography reports. Patients were followed from the time of the echocardiogram until first recurrence of AF. RESULTS: A total of 2522 patients had echocardiography reports available for review. LA size showed the strongest prognostic relationship with AF recurrence; neither LVEF nor MR was significantly associated with AF recurrence. These results persisted after adjusting for age, sex, race, tobacco use, alcohol use, drug use, body mass index, and Charlson Comorbidity Index in a multivariable model. CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort of patients treated with antiarrhythmic medications that had transthoracic echocardiogram data, LA size was a significant predictor of AF recurrence. The clinical utility of this finding would be strengthened by replication in a multicenter setting.
BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent, and antiarrhythmic therapy is often used to help with rhythm control. Some common echocardiographic parameters may be useful in predicting AF recurrence among these patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between 3 common echocardiographic parameters (left atrial [LA] size, left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], and mitral regurgitation [MR]) and AF recurrence among patients treated with antiarrhythmic medications. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesized that LA size, LVEF, and severity of MR are predictors of AF recurrence in this population. METHODS: A real-world cohort of AFpatients who had transthoracic echocardiograms was analyzed. Data on LA size, LVEF, and MR were collected retrospectively from echocardiography reports. Patients were followed from the time of the echocardiogram until first recurrence of AF. RESULTS: A total of 2522 patients had echocardiography reports available for review. LA size showed the strongest prognostic relationship with AF recurrence; neither LVEF nor MR was significantly associated with AF recurrence. These results persisted after adjusting for age, sex, race, tobacco use, alcohol use, drug use, body mass index, and Charlson Comorbidity Index in a multivariable model. CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort of patients treated with antiarrhythmic medications that had transthoracic echocardiogram data, LA size was a significant predictor of AF recurrence. The clinical utility of this finding would be strengthened by replication in a multicenter setting.
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