Table 2 Comparisons of echocardiographic parameters and interatrial dyssynchrony between the groups with and without progression to chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF)
OverallTransition to CAF
CAFNot CAF
No of patients37829
Left atrial diameter (mm)44 (7)46 (6)43 (7)
Left atrial volume (ml)111 (29)120 (27)108 (29)
Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (mm)48 (5)49 (5)48 (5)
Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (ml)78 (21)75 (15)79 (23)
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)65 (8)64 (5)65 (8)
Transmitral inflow
    E velocity (cm/s)68 (15)74 (7)67 (16)
    A velocity (cm/s)72 (20)57 (19)*75 (19)
    E/A ratio1.03 (0.38)1.41 (0.49)***0.92 (0.27)
Tissue Doppler imaging
    E′ (M) velocity (cm/s)9.0 (2.4)10.8 (1.9)8.6 (2.3)
    A′ (M) velocity (cm/s)10.1 (2.9)7.7 (1.7)**10.7 (2.9)
    E′ (T) velocity (cm/s)11.2 (3.0)11.0 (2.8)11.3 (3.0)
    A′ (T) velocity (cm/s)15.8 (5.0)12.9 (3.5)*16.6 (5.1)
    E/E′ (M) ratio8.3 (4.0)7.1 (1.5)8.7 (4.5)
    P-A′ (T) interval (ms)138 (25)134 (37)138 (21)
    P-A′ (M) interval (ms)167 (27)180 (39)163 (22)
    A′ (M)-A′ (T) interval (ms)30 (14)47 (13)****24 (10)
  • Values are mean (SD).

  • *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; ****p<0.0001.