Measures of left atrial function and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

• Published in: European heart journal cardiovascular imaging Vol. 26; no. 9; p. 1549
• Main Authors: Stanchev, Anton, Christensen, Jacob, Davidovski, Filip Soeskov, Espersen, Caroline, Sengeløv, Morten, Johnsen, Cecilie, Özbek, B Tas, Jørgensen, Peter Godsk, Pareek, Manan, Bruun, Niels Eske, Fritz-Hansen, Thomas, Biering-Sørensen, Tor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 29.08.2025
• Subjects: Aged; Atrial Fibrillation - diagnostic imaging; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology; Atrial Function, Left - physiology; Denmark - epidemiology; Echocardiography - methods; Female; Heart Failure - complications; Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Stroke Volume - physiology; Denmark; atrial fibrillation; LA strain; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; echocardiography
• ISSN: 2047-2412
• DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaf205

Measures of left atrial (LA) function have demonstrated prognostic value in relation to incident atrial fibrillation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between measures of LA function and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in outpatients with HFrEF. Subjects were retrospect...