Echocardiographically Derived Pulse Wave Velocity and Diastolic Dysfunction Are Associated with an Increased Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

Background Chronic heart failure ( CHF ) is an established risk factor of atrial fibrillation ( AF ), but the prognostic value of cardiac and hemodynamic parameters in assessing the risk of developing AF among patients with CHF is less defined. Methods and results We followed an outpatients cohort of CHF patients secondary to left ventricular ( LV ) systolic dysfunction, who were free of AF at baseline. All patients underwent clinical...