2024
Left atrial function in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis: addressing prognostic insights beyond atrial fibrillation prediction
de Azevedo Figueiredo F, Esteves W, Hung J, Gomes N, Taconeli C, Pantaleão A, de Oliveira M, de Magalhães S, Chavez L, Tan T, Bhat A, Levine R, Nunes M. Left atrial function in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis: addressing prognostic insights beyond atrial fibrillation prediction. European Heart Journal - Imaging Methods And Practice 2024, 2: qyae067. PMID: 39224865, PMCID: PMC11367946, DOI: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyae067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRheumatic mitral stenosisMitral stenosisAtrial fibrillationTricuspid regurgitationValve replacementFollow-upAdverse outcomesTwo-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographyDetection of LA dysfunctionSeverity of tricuspid regurgitationLA function assessmentNet atrioventricular compliancePredictor of cardiovascular eventsMitral valve replacementPercutaneous mitral valvuloplastyNew-onset AFSpeckle tracking echocardiographyLeft atrial functionHigh-risk categoryTR severityAtrial fibrillation predictionLA dysfunctionMitral valvuloplastyTracking echocardiographyAtrial function
2023
Assessment of the left atrial volume and function following percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: Insights into acute and late impact of atrial fibrillation on atrial remodeling
Soares J, Carvalho V, Lodi-Junqueira L, Fonseca I, Athayde G, de Sales I, Caldas A, Carvalho P, Matos T, Mello L, Esteves W, Tan T, Levine R, Hung J, Nunes M. Assessment of the left atrial volume and function following percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty: Insights into acute and late impact of atrial fibrillation on atrial remodeling. International Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 394: 131361. PMID: 37709205, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplastyMitral balloon valvuloplastyLA volumeLA emptying fractionAtrial fibrillationFollow-upBalloon valvuloplastyMitral stenosisEmptying fractionLA functionSinus rhythmSevere MSNew York Heart Association functional classPost-procedural mean gradientImpact of atrial fibrillationRheumatic mitral stenosisLeft atrial volumeLA minimum volumeThree-dimensional echocardiographyAtrial volumePermanent AFLA remodelingValve interventionValve obstructionAtrial remodeling