Increased left atrial volume index is an independent predictor of raised serum natriuretic peptide in patients with suspected heart failure but normal left ventricular ejection fraction: Implication for diagnosis of diastolic heart failure.

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BACKGROUND: Left atrial volume index (LAVI) is increasingly recognised as a relatively load-independent marker of left ventricular (LV) filling pressures. We assessed the capacity of LAVI to predict LV diastolic dysfunction in comparison with N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) in patients with suspected heart failure and a normal ejection fraction (EF). METHODS: 137 patients with suspected heart failure (HF), referred from the community for echocardiography, prospectively u...

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Authors: Lim, T; Ashrafian, H; Dwivedi, G; Collinson, P; Senior, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of heart failure
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 38-45
• Publication date: 2006-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.05.008
• EISSN: 1879-0844
• ISSN: 1388-9842
• Language: English
• Keywords: Protein Precursors; Biological Markers; Heart Failure; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Prognosis; Humans; Peptide Fragments; Stroke Volume; Male; Heart Atria; Female; Echocardiography, Doppler; Ventricular Function, Left; Follow-Up Studies; Aged; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain