Left Atrial Volumetric/Mechanical Coupling Index in the General Population: Distribution and Prediction of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: From the Copenhagen City Heart Study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) constitutes a significant clinical and economic burden, and its prediction in asymptomatic subjects from the general population represents a challenge. While both linear and volumetric echocardiographic measurements of the left atrium (LA) can effectively identify hypertensive patients at risk of AF, 1 Olsen F.J. Mogelvang R. Jensen G.B. et al. Relationship between left atrial functional measures and incident atrial fibrillation in the general population: the copenhagen city heart study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019; 12: 981-989 Crossref PubMed Scopus (46) Google Scholar left atrial (LA) function may be a more sensitive indicator of the risk of the development of AF. 2 Hauser R. Nielsen A.B. Skaarup K.G. et al. Left atrial strain predicts incident atrial fibrillation in the general population: the Copenhagen City Heart Study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021; 23: 52-60 Crossref PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar