Atrial fibrillation predictors: importance of the electrocardiogram

DM German, MM Kabir, TA Dewland… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in adults and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Substantial interest has developed in the primary …

Pericardial fat and atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology, mechanisms and interventions

M Al-Rawahi, R Proietti, G Thanassoulis - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice and is
associated with major morbidity and mortality. AF prevalence has been projected to increase …

Associations of epicardial, abdominal, and overall adiposity with atrial fibrillation

CX Wong, MT Sun, A Odutayo, CA Emdin… - Circulation …, 2016 - ahajournals.org
Background—Although adiposity is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for atrial
fibrillation (AF), the importance of epicardial fat compared with other adipose tissue depots …

Associations of electrocardiographic P-wave characteristics with left atrial function, and diffuse left ventricular fibrosis defined by cardiac magnetic resonance: The …

TT Win, BA Venkatesh, GJ Volpe, N Mewton, P Rizzi… - Heart Rhythm, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Abnormal P-terminal force in lead V 1 (PTF V1) is associated with an increased
risk of heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and death. Objective Our goal was to explore …

Left atrial epicardial fat volume is associated with atrial fibrillation: a prospective cardiovascular magnetic resonance 3D Dixon study

S Nakamori, M Nezafat, LH Ngo… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ahajournals.org
Background Recent studies demonstrated a strong association between atrial fibrillation
(AF) and epicardial fat around the left atrium (LA). We sought to assess whether epicardial …

[HTML][HTML] The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases–myocardial infarction and heart failure-a cause for concern

CS Boerschel, RB Schnabel - International Journal of Cardiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly common in the general population. It often coincides
with myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) which are also diseases in older adults …

Epicardial fat and atrial fibrillation: the perils of atrial failure

AL Poggi, B Gaborit, TH Schindler, L Liberale… - EP …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is a heterogeneous condition, characterized by different phenotypes and for which
the classical assessment with body mass index may underestimate the real impact on …

Electrocardiographic Deep Terminal Negativity of the P Wave in V1 and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

LG Tereshchenko, CA Henrikson… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ahajournals.org
Background Identifying individuals at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) is of critical
importance. Electrocardiographic (ECG) deep terminal negativity of P wave in V1 (DTNPV …

Factors associated with left atrial remodeling in the general population

W Oliver, G Matthews, CR Ayers, S Garg… - Circulation …, 2017 - ahajournals.org
Background—Although contributors to remodeling of the left ventricle (LV) have been well
studied in general population cohorts, few data are available describing factors influencing …

Epicardial adipose tissue and atrial fibrillation: pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical implications, and potential therapies

CA Goudis, IE Vasileiadis, T Liu - Current medical research and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and is
associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Epicardial adipose tissue …