Usefulness of Left Atrial Emptying Fraction to Predict Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Rijnierse, MT; Sadeghian, MK; Stekhoven, SS; Biesbroek, PS; van der Lingen, ALC; van de Ven, PM; van Rossum, AC; Nijveldt, R; Allaart, CP

Allaart, CP (reprint author), Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Inst Cardiovasc Res, Dept Cardiol, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 2017; 120 (2): 243

Abstract

Impaired left atrial emptying fraction (LAEF) is an important predictor of mortality in patients with heart failure. As it may reflect increased LV wa......

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