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. 2019 Jul 29;20(9):979–987. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jez176

Table 2.

Annual change in LA variables

Annual change (over 9.4 ± 0.5 years)
LA variable No AF n = 2206 Incident AF n = 132 P-value
ΔLAVImax (mL/m2/year) 0.58 ± 1.14 1.06 ± 1.51 <0.001
ΔLAVIpreA (mL/m2/year) 0.56 ± 0.96 0.97 ± 1.26 <0.001
ΔLAVImin (mL/m2/year) 0.46 ± 0.77 1.05 ± 1.23 <0.001
ΔTotal LAEF (%/year) −0.69 ± 1.33 −1.32 ± 1.56 <0.001
ΔPassive LAEF (%/year) −0.36 ± 1.09 −0.59 ± 1.07 0.015
ΔActive LAEF (%/year) −0.65 ± 1.56 −1.22 ± 1.71 <0.001
ΔPeak LA strain (%/year) −0.59 ± 1.66 −1.13 ± 1.59 <0.001

Δ, Annual change; AF, atrial fibrillation; EF, emptying fractions; Indexed volumes: maximum (VImax), pre-atrial (VIpreA), minimum (VImin); LA, left atrial.