Left Atrial Function Assessed by Tissue Doppler Imaging as a New Predictor of Cardiac Events after Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Aims: Left ventricular (LV) function is a predictor for future cardiac events in patients with non‐ST‐elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE‐ACS). The aim of this study was to assess whether left atrium (LA) function has additional predictive value for the prognosis of NSTE‐ACS patients, especially...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-08, Vol.29 (7), p.785-792
Main Authors: Liu, Yong-Tai, Li, Rui-Jie, Fang, Fang, Zhang, Qing, Yan, Bryan Ping-Yen, Lam, Yat-Yin, Lee, Alex Pui-Wai, Yu, Cheuk-Man
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
Acute Coronary Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Acute Coronary Syndrome - mortality
Aged
atrial function
Atrial Function, Left
cardiac event
Comorbidity
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology
Echocardiography, Doppler - statistics & numerical data
Elasticity Imaging Techniques - statistics & numerical data
Female
Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure - mortality
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Survival Analysis
Survival Rate
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Summary:Aims: Left ventricular (LV) function is a predictor for future cardiac events in patients with non‐ST‐elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE‐ACS). The aim of this study was to assess whether left atrium (LA) function has additional predictive value for the prognosis of NSTE‐ACS patients, especially when assessed by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Methods and Results: This study prospectively recruited 164 patients with NSTE‐ACS where clinical and echocardiographic parameters were collected within the first 72 hours of admission. Primary end point was assessed during the 6‐month follow‐up period which included cardiac mortality and/or rehospitalization for recurrent ACS or heart failure. Atrial function was assessed by conventional echocardiographic parameters and by TDI that measured the mean atrial contraction velocity at the midsegments of interatrial septum, anterior, inferior, and lateral wall of LA (mLA‐V). The primary end point occurred in 33 (20.1%) patients who had lower mLV‐A (5.4 ± 1.6 vs 6.5 ± 1.4 cm/sec, P < 0.01). Patients with mLA‐V
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01696.x