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21. Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Atrial Mechanics in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Electrical Cardioversion: A Systematic Review.

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Sonaglioni, Andrea, Nicolosi, Gian Luigi, Bruno, Antonino, Lombardo, Michele, and Muti, Paola

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Background: To date, only a few studies have evaluated left atrial (LA) mechanics in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) scheduled for electrical cardioversion (ECV). The present systematic review has been primarily designed to summarize the main findings of these studies and to examine the overall effect of AF on left atrial reservoir strain (LASr) in patients undergoing ECV. Methods: All the echocardiographic studies evaluating the effect of AF on LA mechanics in patients scheduled for ECV, selected from the PubMed and EMBASE databases, were included. There was no limitation of time period. The risk of bias was assessed by using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Results: The full texts of 12 studies with 880 AF patients were analyzed. The pooled ECV success rate was 91.5% (range 65.8–100%). Over a median follow-up of 5.4 months (range 0.3–12 months), 35.2% of the patients (range 5–68.8%) experienced AF recurrence. At baseline, the average LASr was 11.4% (range 6.2–17.7%). A reduced LASr before ECV was strongly correlated with reduced left atrial appendage (LAA) flow velocities and/or thrombosis. The main independent predictors of cardioversion failure were impaired LASr and previous AF history. A severe LASr deterioration was independently correlated with AF recurrence after ECV. The other independent predictors of AR relapses were LA asynchrony, reduced difference between post- and pre-ECV LASr, and reduced right atrial reservoir strain. Conclusions: LASr assessment before ECV may provide useful prognostic information about AF relapses and improve the refinement of the thromboembolic risk of AF patients scheduled for ECV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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22. Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Valve Prolapse Prevalence before and after the Year 1999: A Systematic Review.

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Sonaglioni, Andrea, Nicolosi, Gian Luigi, Bruno, Antonino, Lombardo, Michele, and Muti, Paola

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*CORONARY artery disease, *ATRIAL fibrillation, *MITRAL valve insufficiency, *HEART failure, *STROKE, *MITRAL valve prolapse, *INFECTIVE endocarditis
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Background: Over the last five decades, a fair number of echocardiographic studies have evaluated the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in various cohorts of individuals, including heterogeneous study populations. The present systematic review has been primarily designed to summarize the main findings of these studies and to estimate the overall MVP prevalence in the general community. Methods: All echocardiographic studies assessing the MVP prevalence in various cohorts of individuals, selected from PubMed and EMBASE databases, were included. There was no limitation of time period. The risk of bias was assessed by using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Results: The full texts of 21 studies with 1354 MVP individuals out of 63,723 participants were analyzed. The overall pooled prevalence of MVP was 4.9% (range of 0.6–21%). When dividing the studies in two groups according to the echocardiographic criteria used for MVP diagnosis (less specific old criteria or more specific new criteria, respectively), the estimated pooled prevalence of MVP was 7.8% (range of 2–21%) for the older studies (performed between 1976 and 1998) and 2.2% (range of 0.6–4.2%) for the more recent ones (conducted between 1999 and 2021). Potential selection bias, hospital- or referral-based series, and the use of less specific echocardiographic criteria for MVP diagnosis have been indicated as the main reasons for the higher MVP prevalence detected by the older studies. MVP was commonly associated with a narrow antero-posterior thoracic diameter, isolated ventricular premature beats and nonspecific ST-T-wave abnormalities on a resting electrocardiogram, mild-to-moderate mitral regurgitation (MR), the reduced probability of obstructive coronary artery disease, and a low frequency of serious complications, such as severe MR, infective endocarditis, heart failure, stroke, and atrial fibrillation. Conclusions: MVP has a low prevalence in the general population, regardless of age, gender, and ethnicity, and is associated with a good outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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