Atrial Size and Function in Athletes

Atrial Function and Loading Conditions in Athletes

5 LIST OF PAPERS 9 ABBREVIATIONS 10 INTRODUCTION 11 POPULATION RECRUITED FOR THE STUDIES 31 AIMS 32 METHODS 33 STUDY POPULATION 33 CLINICAL EVALUATION 40 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 48 RESULTS 52 DISCUSSION 79 LIMITATIONS 89 CONCLUSIONS 91 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 93 REFERENCES 95

Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in athletes.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice, with an estimated prevalence of 0.4% to 1% in the general population, increasing with age to 8% in those above 80 years. The recognised risk factors for developing AF include age, structural heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or hyperthyroidism. However, the mechanisms underlying the initiation of AF in pat...

Atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation pre-ablation assessed by CMR: impact in atrial size and function?

Methods 47 (42 male, 42±8 years-old) consecutive patients (pts) with paroxysmal AF and indication to ablation were included. Exclusion criteria for CMR: non-sinus rhythm and general contra-indications. Before ablation all underwent CMR for left atrial angiography for CARTO mapping. Using CMR, the following variables were assessed: left ventricle (LV) and left atrium (LA) volumes and ejection fr...

New Insight in the Assessment of Atrial Size and Function

The atrium has been considered for too many years a neglected chamber and because of this the assessment of atrial function is still a challenge. More recently, new noninvasive diagnostic modalities have shed new light on atrial role in several diseases. The assessment of atrial function may have particular relevance for the growing epidemic of atrial fibrillation which currently affects nearly...

comparison of left atrial function between hypertensive patients with normal atrial size and normotensive subjects using strain rate imaging technique