Relationship Between Left Atrial Volume and Diastolic Dysfunction in 500 Brazilian Patients

Published: Jan 1, 2013
Abstract
Left atrial volume index (LAVI) increase has been associated to left ventricle (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD), a marker of cardiovascular events (atrial fibrillation, stroke, heart failure, death).To evaluate the relationship between LAVI and diferente grades od DD in Brazilian patients submitted to echocardiogram, studying LAVI increase determinants in this sample.We have selected 500 outpatients submitted to echocardiography, after excluding...
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Title
Relationship Between Left Atrial Volume and Diastolic Dysfunction in 500 Brazilian Patients
Published Date
Jan 1, 2013
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