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MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS
Volume 90, Issue 11, Pages 1499-1505Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.07.021
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Objective: To describe the prevalence of left atrial (LA) enlargement (LAE) and its association with all-cause mortality in 10,719 patients with an early diastolic transmitral flow velocity (E) to early diastolic mitral annular velocity (e') ratio-determined normal left ventricular (LV) filling pressure and preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF). Methods: We evaluated 10,719 patients (deceased patients: n = 479; mean [SD] age, 65 [14] years; 60% male; surviving patients: n = 10,240; mean (SD) age, 54 (16) years; 48% male) with estimated normal LV filling pressure (E/e' ratio <= 8) and preserved LVEF (>= 50%) to determine the impact of LA volume index (LAVi) on all-cause mortality during a mean (SD) follow-up of 2.2 (1.0) years. Results: In the univariate analysis, with every milliliter per square meter increase in LAVi, all-cause mortality risk increased by 3% (hazard ratio [HR], 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02-1.04; P < .001). After adjusting for covariates, LAVi (as a continuous variable) was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality (HR, 1.015; 95% CI, 1.005-1.026; P = .01). When LAVi was assessed as a categorical variable with normal LAVi (<= 28 mL/m(2)) as the reference group, moderate LAVi (34-39 mL/m(2)) and severe LAVi (>= 40 mL/m(2)) were independent predictors of all-cause mortality (HR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.01-1.79; P = .04; and HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.18-2.29; P = .003, respectively). Conclusion: LAE was independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in our large cohort of 10,719 patients with normal LV filling pressure and preserved LVEF. (C) 2015 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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