title: [Atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease--risk factors].
abstract: Atrial fibrillation is frequently found in association with rheumatic mitral valve disease. However, the risk factors of atrial fibrillation have not been well established. The aim of this study was to assess risk factors of atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral valve disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of 141 patients (pts) with isolated mitral valve disease. Pts were divided into 3 groups (45 pts--mitral stenosis, 29 pts--mitral regurgitation, 67 pts--combined mitral valve disease). Mean age--52.5 years. Atrial fibrillation before operation was in 102 pts (72.3%). The clinical history of each patient was taken to obtain the patient's age, likely etiology of the valve lesion time of onset of atrial fibrillation. Echocardiografic and electrocardiografic records were performed in each patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all three groups of patients age and left atrial size were the most important factors of atrial fibrillation (atrial fibrillation was rare when left atrial dimension was below 40 mm).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Atrial fibrillation was strongly associated with mitral stenosis and combined mitral disease. The most important factors of atrial fibrillation was age, left atrial dimension and hemodynamic class.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii Instytutu Medycyny Wewnetrznej AM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mrozowska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krzemińska-Pakuła
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rogowski
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Musiał
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zasłonka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Migotanie przedsionków w wadach zastawki dwudzielnej--czynniki ryzyka.