Left atrial structure and function in atrial fibrillation: ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48. | Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC)

Gupta DK, Shah AM, Giugliano RP, Ruff CT, Antman EM, Grip LT, Deenadayalu N, Hoffman E, Patel I, Shi M, Mercuri M, Mitrovic V, Braunwald E, Solomon SD. Left atrial structure and function in atrial fibrillation: ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48. European heart journal. 2014 Jun 7;35(35). 1457-65. PMID: 24302269 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4048534

Abstract

The complex relationship between left atrial (LA) structure and function, electrical burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke risk is not well understood. We aimed to describe LA structure and function in AF.