Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial volume index in elderly patients with anterior wall myocardial infarction.
Enlarged left atrium (LA) predicts outcomes in patients with heart failure, atrial fibrillation and stroke. Left atrial volume (LAV) especially when corrected for body size (LAVi), is a more accurate representation of true LA size. Therefore we studied left atrial volume index (LAVi) in elderly patients with left ventricle anterior infarction and correlated LAVi with left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) and transmitral Doppler flow. We found LAVi was significantly raised in elderly patients who suffered from AMI (26.7 + 2.1 vs 10.8 + 2.9) (p < 0.005). There was significant negative correlation of LAVi with LVEF, E wave peak velocity and decceleration time.
Department of Cardiology, J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer.
Monika
M
Maheshwari
Department of Cardiology, J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer.
S K
SK
Kaushik
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D056988:Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology