Left Atrial Volume Determinants in Patients with Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Background: Left atrial volume (LAV) is a predictor of prognosis in patients with heart failure. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the determinants of LAV in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Methods: Ninety patients with DCM and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ≤ 0.50 were included....

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Main Authors: Frederico José Neves Mancuso, Valdir Ambrósio Moisés, Dirceu Rodrigues Almeida, Dalva Poyares, Luciana Julio Storti, Wércules Antonio Oliveira, Flavio Souza Brito, Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola, Antonio Carlos Camargo Carvalho, Orlando Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2015-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015005050042&lng=en&tlng=en