Figure 1. Study flow chart. AF: atrial fibrillation, CKD: chronic kidney disease, CRT: cardiac resynchronization therapy, DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy, ICD: implantable cardioverter defibrillator, i-PHT: idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, LVRR: left ventricular reverse remodeling, PPM: permanent pacemaker, PTE: pulmonary thromboembolism, TTE: transthoracic echocardiography, VHD: valvular heart disease.
