Evaluation of left ventricular filling pressure by echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation

Abstract Background Echocardiography is widely used to evaluate left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in patients suspected of heart failure. For patients in sinus rhythm, a combination of several echocardiographic parameters can differentiate between normal and elevated LV filling pressure with...

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Published in:	Echo Research and Practice
Main Authors:	Faraz H. Khan, Debbie Zhao, Jong-Won Ha, Sherif F. Nagueh, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Allan L. Klein, Einar Gude, Kaspar Broch, Nicholas Chan, Gina M. Quill, Robert N. Doughty, Alistair Young, Ji-Won Seo, Eusebio García-Izquierdo, Vanessa Moñivas-Palomero, Susana Mingo-Santos, Tom Kai Ming Wang, Stephanie Bezy, Nobuyuki Ohte, Helge Skulstad, Carmen C. Beladan, Bogdan A. Popescu, Shohei Kikuchi, Vasileios Panis, Erwan Donal, Espen W. Remme, Martyn P. Nash, Otto A. Smiseth
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Atrial fibrillation Diastolic function Echocardiography Left atrium Left ventricle Filling pressure
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-024-00048-x