Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction as a predictor of the first diagnosed nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in 840 elderly men and women

The objective of this study was to determine whether diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased risk of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in older adults with no history of atrial arrhythmia.Few data exist regarding the relationship between diastolic function and NVAF.The clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients age > or =65 years who had an echocardiogram performed between 1990 and 1998 were reviewed. Exclusion...