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Left Atrium Dimension

MedGen UID:
476730
•Concept ID:
C3275097
•
Finding

Definition

The diameter across the left atrium measured at the end of systole. (ACC) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeft Atrium Dimension

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Embolization of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices: Timing, management and clinical outcomes.
Eppinger S, Piayda K, Galea R, Sandri M, Maarse M, Güner A, Karabay CY, Pershad A, Ding WY, Aminian A, Akin I, Davtyan KV, Chugunov IA, Marijon E, Rosseel L, Schmidt TR, Amabile N, Korsholm K, Lund J, Guerios E, Amat-Santos IJ, Boccuzzi G, Ellis CR, Sabbag A, Ebelt H, Clapp B, Assa HV, Levi A, Ledwoch J, Lehmann S, Lee OH, Mark G, Schell W, Della Rocca DG, Natale A, de Backer O, Kefer J, Esteban PP, Abelson M, Ram P, Moceri P, Galache Osuna JG, Alvarez XM, Cruz-Gonzalez I, de Potter T, Ghassan M, Osadchiy A, Chen W, Goyal SK, Giannini F, Rivero-Ayerza M, Afzal S, Jung C, Skurk C, Langel M, Spence M, Merkulov E, Lempereur M, Shin SY, Mesnier J, McKinney HL, Schuler BT, Armero S, Gheorghe L, Ancona MBM, Santos L, Mansourati J, Nombela-Franco L, Nappi F, Kühne M, Gaspardone A, van der Pals J, Montorfano M, Fernández-Armenta J, Harvey JE, Rodés-Cabau J, Klein N, Sabir SA, Kim JS, Cook S, Kornowski R, Saraste A, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Gupta D, Boersma L, Räber L, Sievert K, Sievert H, Bertog S
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2024 Jul;64:7-14. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.02.014. PMID: 38448258
Peridevice Leak After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Incidence, Mechanisms, Clinical Impact, and Management.
Alkhouli M, De Backer O, Ellis CR, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Sievert H, Natale A, Lakkireddy D, Holmes DR
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023 Mar 27;16(6):627-642. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.12.006. PMID: 36990553
Assessment of electrocardiographic criteria of left atrial enlargement.
Batra MK, Khan A, Farooq F, Masood T, Karim M
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2018 May;26(4):273-276. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1177/0218492318768131. PMID: 29587523

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ventricular Septal Myectomy Decreases Long-Term Risk for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Rowin EJ, Cooper C, Carrick RT, Tsoi M, Maron BJ, Maron MS
Am J Cardiol 2022 Sep 15;179:70-73. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.05.032. PMID: 35835601Free PMC Article
Persistent mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device: a clinical conundrum.
Cruz Rodriguez JB, Chatterjee A, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Joly J, Lenneman A, Aryal S, Hoopes CW, Acharya D, Rajapreyar I
ESC Heart Fail 2021 Apr;8(2):1039-1046. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12919. PMID: 33471962Free PMC Article
Efficacy of catheter ablation for patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial septal defect.
Ogiso M, Ejima K, Shoda M, Sugiyama H, Kato K, Tanaka H, Ohki H, Miura M, Hagiwara N
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Feb;32(2):279-286. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jce.14862. PMID: 33382508
Left atrial dimension is related to blood pressure variability in newly diagnosed untreated hypertensive patients.
Cipollini F, Arcangeli E, Seghieri G
Hypertens Res 2016 Aug;39(8):583-7. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1038/hr.2016.29. PMID: 27009578
Predictive value of echocardiography and its relation to Kt/V and anthropometric parameters in hemodialysis patients.
Stosovic MD, Petrovic MZ, Vujisic-Tesic BD, Stanojevic MLj, Simic-Ogrizovic SP, Jovanovic DB, Naumovic RT
Ren Fail 2015 May;37(4):589-96. Epub 2015 Feb 6 doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2015.1007821. PMID: 25656832

Diagnosis

Persistent mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device: a clinical conundrum.
Cruz Rodriguez JB, Chatterjee A, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Joly J, Lenneman A, Aryal S, Hoopes CW, Acharya D, Rajapreyar I
ESC Heart Fail 2021 Apr;8(2):1039-1046. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12919. PMID: 33471962Free PMC Article
Efficacy of catheter ablation for patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial septal defect.
Ogiso M, Ejima K, Shoda M, Sugiyama H, Kato K, Tanaka H, Ohki H, Miura M, Hagiwara N
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Feb;32(2):279-286. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jce.14862. PMID: 33382508
Influence of echocardiographic measurements and renal impairments on the prognosis of fulminant myocarditis.
Xu M, Jiang T, Zhou Y, Yang X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Feb;97(5):e9812. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009812. PMID: 29384884Free PMC Article
Left atrial dimension is related to blood pressure variability in newly diagnosed untreated hypertensive patients.
Cipollini F, Arcangeli E, Seghieri G
Hypertens Res 2016 Aug;39(8):583-7. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1038/hr.2016.29. PMID: 27009578
Predictive value of echocardiography and its relation to Kt/V and anthropometric parameters in hemodialysis patients.
Stosovic MD, Petrovic MZ, Vujisic-Tesic BD, Stanojevic MLj, Simic-Ogrizovic SP, Jovanovic DB, Naumovic RT
Ren Fail 2015 May;37(4):589-96. Epub 2015 Feb 6 doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2015.1007821. PMID: 25656832

Therapy

Efficacy of catheter ablation for patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial septal defect.
Ogiso M, Ejima K, Shoda M, Sugiyama H, Kato K, Tanaka H, Ohki H, Miura M, Hagiwara N
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Feb;32(2):279-286. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jce.14862. PMID: 33382508
Association between the use of contact force-sensing catheters and cardiac tamponade in atrial fibrillation ablation.
Liu N, Zhao Q, Li L, Zhang M, Huang J, Wei S, Wen S, Ruan Y, Guo X, Li S, Jiang C, Tang R, Sang C, Long D, Yu R, Bai R, Du X, Dong J, Ma C
J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2019 Aug;55(2):137-143. Epub 2019 Feb 2 doi: 10.1007/s10840-019-00516-z. PMID: 30712075Free PMC Article
P-wave duration and dispersion in children with uncomplicated familial Mediterranean fever.
Arslan D, Oran B, Yazılıtas F, Peru H, Cimen D, Vatansev H
Mod Rheumatol 2013 Nov;23(6):1166-71. Epub 2012 Dec 29 doi: 10.1007/s10165-012-0815-6. PMID: 23274952
Effects of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone on atrial conduction and remodeling in patients with heart failure.
Kimura M, Ogawa H, Wakeyama T, Takaki A, Iwami T, Hadano Y, Mochizuki M, Hiratsuka A, Shimizu A, Matsuzaki M
J Cardiol 2011 Mar;57(2):208-14. Epub 2010 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2010.11.006. PMID: 21185153
Diagnostic value of electrocardiography and echocardiography for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in genotyped children.
Charron P, Dubourg O, Desnos M, Bouhour JB, Isnard R, Hagege A, Carrier L, Bonne G, Tesson F, Richard P, Hainque B, Schwartz K, Komajda M
Eur Heart J 1998 Sep;19(9):1377-82. doi: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1049. PMID: 9792264

Prognosis

Persistent mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device: a clinical conundrum.
Cruz Rodriguez JB, Chatterjee A, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Joly J, Lenneman A, Aryal S, Hoopes CW, Acharya D, Rajapreyar I
ESC Heart Fail 2021 Apr;8(2):1039-1046. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12919. PMID: 33471962Free PMC Article
Influence of echocardiographic measurements and renal impairments on the prognosis of fulminant myocarditis.
Xu M, Jiang T, Zhou Y, Yang X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Feb;97(5):e9812. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009812. PMID: 29384884Free PMC Article
MicroRNA profiling in the left atrium in patients with non-valvular paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Wang J, Song S, Xie C, Han J, Li Y, Shi J, Xin M, Wang J, Luo T, Meng X, Yang B
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2015 Aug 29;15:97. doi: 10.1186/s12872-015-0085-2. PMID: 26319023Free PMC Article
Predictive value of echocardiography and its relation to Kt/V and anthropometric parameters in hemodialysis patients.
Stosovic MD, Petrovic MZ, Vujisic-Tesic BD, Stanojevic MLj, Simic-Ogrizovic SP, Jovanovic DB, Naumovic RT
Ren Fail 2015 May;37(4):589-96. Epub 2015 Feb 6 doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2015.1007821. PMID: 25656832
The value of the echo-Doppler in cardiomyoplasty procedures.
Almada H, Molteni L, Ferreira R, Ortega D, Cianciulli T, Llanos S, Prezioso H
J Card Surg 1991 Mar;6(1 Suppl):113-8. doi: 10.1111/jocs.1991.6.1s.113. PMID: 1807492

Clinical prediction guides

Persistent mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device: a clinical conundrum.
Cruz Rodriguez JB, Chatterjee A, Pamboukian SV, Tallaj JA, Joly J, Lenneman A, Aryal S, Hoopes CW, Acharya D, Rajapreyar I
ESC Heart Fail 2021 Apr;8(2):1039-1046. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12919. PMID: 33471962Free PMC Article
Efficacy of catheter ablation for patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial septal defect.
Ogiso M, Ejima K, Shoda M, Sugiyama H, Kato K, Tanaka H, Ohki H, Miura M, Hagiwara N
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021 Feb;32(2):279-286. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jce.14862. PMID: 33382508
Influence of echocardiographic measurements and renal impairments on the prognosis of fulminant myocarditis.
Xu M, Jiang T, Zhou Y, Yang X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Feb;97(5):e9812. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009812. PMID: 29384884Free PMC Article
MicroRNA profiling in the left atrium in patients with non-valvular paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Wang J, Song S, Xie C, Han J, Li Y, Shi J, Xin M, Wang J, Luo T, Meng X, Yang B
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2015 Aug 29;15:97. doi: 10.1186/s12872-015-0085-2. PMID: 26319023Free PMC Article
Predictive value of echocardiography and its relation to Kt/V and anthropometric parameters in hemodialysis patients.
Stosovic MD, Petrovic MZ, Vujisic-Tesic BD, Stanojevic MLj, Simic-Ogrizovic SP, Jovanovic DB, Naumovic RT
Ren Fail 2015 May;37(4):589-96. Epub 2015 Feb 6 doi: 10.3109/0886022X.2015.1007821. PMID: 25656832

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