Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation

Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera; Raimundo Barbosa-Barros; Luciano Evaristo Pereira-Rejálaga; Kjell Nikus; Mohammad Shenasa

doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2020.10.002

Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation

Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera, Raimundo Barbosa-Barros, Luciano Evaristo Pereira-Rejálaga, Kjell Nikus, Mohammad Shenasa

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The electrocardiogram and various echocardiography modalities are important risk markers for atrial fibrillation (AF). Electrocardiographic criteria of left atrial enlargement, advanced interatrial block, and PR-interval prolongation are atrial risk markers for AF. Transthoracic echocardiography is elementary for risk stratification of AF. Transesophageal echocardiography is a valuable tool to detect cardiac sources of embolism if early cardioversion is necessary. Intracardiac echocardiography is a real-time tool for guidance of percutaneous interventions, including radiofrequency ablation and left atrial appendage closure in patients with AF.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-219
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2020.10.002
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021
Publication type	A2 Review article in a scientific journal

Keywords

12-lead electrocardiogram
Atrial fibrillation
Echocardiogram
Risk factors

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)

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Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation. / Pérez-Riera, Andrés Ricardo; Barbosa-Barros, Raimundo; Pereira-Rejálaga, Luciano Evaristo; Nikus, Kjell; Shenasa, Mohammad.

In: Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, Vol. 13, No. 1, 03.2021, p. 211-219.

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