Atrial function in paroxysmal AF patients with and without heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Data from the AF-RISK study

Vicente Artola Arita; Bernadet T Santema; Ruben R De With; Bao-Oanh Nguyen; Dominik Linz; Ulrich Schotten; Isabelle C Van Gelder; Harry Jgm Crijns; Adriaan A Voors; Michiel Rienstra

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2021.10.183

Atrial function in paroxysmal AF patients with and without heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Data from the AF-RISK study

Am Heart J. 2022 Feb:244:36-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.10.183. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiolog, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
² Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre +, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³ Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre +, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Cardiolog, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.rienstra@umcg.nl.

PMID: 34688651
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.10.183

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are 2 cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. Strain phases of both the left and right atria are more impaired in paroxysmal AF patients with HFpEF than those without HFpEF in spite of comparable global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle. Atrial function may differentiate paroxysmal AF patients with HFpEF from those without HFpEF.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; Left atrial function; Right atrial function; Speckle-tracking echocardiography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
Atrial Function
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure* / complications
Humans
Stroke Volume