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