Clinical study: congestive heart failureDeterminants and prognostic value of left atrial volume in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy☆
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Abbreviations
AF
atrial fibrillation
CI
confidence interval
DCM
dilated cardiomyopathy
EF
ejection fraction
HR
hazard ratio
LA
left atrium/atrial
LV
left ventricle/ventricular
LVEDV and LVESV
left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volume, respectively
MR
mitral regurgitation
ROC
receiver-operating characteristic
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Dr. Cicoira was supported by a grant from the Italian Society of Cardiology for Cardiovascular Research. Dr. Enriquez-Sarano was supported in part by Grant HL-64928 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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