scholarly journals Enlarged left atrium and decreased left atrial strain are associated with atrial fibrillation in patients with hyperthyroidism irrespective of conventional risk factors

Author(s):  
Dong Geum Shin ◽  
Min-Kyung Kang ◽  
Donghoon Han ◽  
Seonghoon Choi ◽  
Jung Rae Cho ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
pp. 985-992
Author(s):  
Ruiqin Xie ◽  
Yingtao Yang ◽  
Wei Cui ◽  
Hongning Yin ◽  
Hongmei Zheng ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to study the functional changes of the left atrium after radiofrequency ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation and the therapeutic effect of atorvastatin. Fifty-eight patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation were randomly divided into non-atorvastatin group and atorvastatin group. Patients in the atorvastatin group were treated with atorvastatin 20 mg p.o. per night in addition to the conventional treatment of atrial fibrillation; patients in the non-atorvastatin group received conventional treatment of atrial fibrillation only. Echocardiography was performed before radiofrequency ablation operation and 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks after operation. Two-dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking imaging system was used to measure the structural indexes of the left atrium. Results indicated that there was no significant change for indexes representing the structural status of the left atrium within a month after radiofrequency ablation (P > 0.05); however, there were significant changes for indexes representing the functional status of the left atrium. There were also significant changes in indexes reflecting left atrial strain status: the S and SRs of atorvastatin group were higher than those of non-atorvastatin group (P < 0.05). In summary, atorvastatin could improve left atrial function and shorten the duration of atrial stunning after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 100859
Author(s):  
Sonali Sachdeva ◽  
Rupak Desai ◽  
Kartik Andi ◽  
Ankit Vyas ◽  
Smit Deliwala ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (11) ◽  
pp. 1223-1230
Author(s):  
Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska ◽  
Paweł Krzesiński ◽  
Agnieszka Jurek ◽  
Krystian Krzyżanowski ◽  
Marek Kiliszek

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2071-2081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Joo Park ◽  
Jae-Hyeong Park ◽  
In-Chang Hwang ◽  
Jun-Bean Park ◽  
Goo-Yeong Cho ◽  
...  

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