Left atrial longitudinal strain in the contractile phase as a predictor of sinus rhythm maintenance after electrical cardioversion performed due to persistent atrial fibrillation

Kardiol Pol. 2021 Apr 23;79(4):458-460. doi: 10.33963/KP.15913. Epub 2021 Mar 25.

Authors

Paweł Wałek¹, Urszula Grabowska², Elżbieta Cieśla³, Iwona Gorczyca^{3

4}, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland; 1st Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Voivodship Hospital Kielce, Poland. pawel.walek@o2.pl
² Medical Laboratory, Voivodship Hospital Kielce, Poland
³ Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
⁴ 1st Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Voivodship Hospital Kielce, Poland

PMID: 33784038
DOI: 10.33963/KP.15913

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MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage*
Atrial Fibrillation* / therapy
Electric Countershock
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Treatment Outcome