Prevalence and predictors of atrial fibrillation in rheumatic valvular heart disease


Diker E., AYDOĞDU S., Özdemir M., Kural T., Polat K., Cehreli S., ...Daha Fazla

American Journal of Cardiology, cilt.77, sa.1, ss.96-98, 1996 (Scopus)

Özet

In this study, the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in various groups of valvular lesions that develop as a result of rheumatic heart disease has been investigated. Whereas the prevalence of AF has been found to be 29% in isolated mitral stenosis, 16% in isolated mitral regurgitation, 52% in combined lesions of the mitral valve, and 1% in aortic valvular disease, multivariate analysis has determined age and left atrial diameter to be the most important parameters that determine the occurrence of atrial fibrillation.