Abbreviations: LVEDP=left ventricular end-diastolic filling pressure;
NYHA=New York Heart Association
CRP=C-reactive protein; BNP=brain natriuretic peptide; LVEDP=left
ventricular end-diastolic filling pressure; EF=ejection fraction;
DT=deceleration time; E=early diastolic mitral inflow; e’=early
diastolic mitral annular tissue velocity; Vp=propagation velocity;
LAVI=left atrial volume index; LVMI=left ventricular mass index;
RWT=relative wall thickness; PAP=pulmonary arterial systolic pressure;
LVEDD=left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVESD=left ventricular
end-systolic diameter; IVS=interventricular septum; LVPW=left
ventricular posterior free wall.
* p<0.05; **p<0.01
TABLE 3 Three-year clinical outcomes of patients with chronic
atrial fibrillation