Research Article: Improved identification of left atrial enlargement in patients with obesity
Introduction:
Left atrial enlargement (LAE) is well established as a prognostic marker in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and is used as one of the morphologic diagnostic criteria to diagnose HFpEF [1]. Current ESC guidelines recommend indexing LAV to body surface area (LAVBSA) to determine LAE because of the widely available data [2]. However, since BSA is mainly driven by an increase in fat mass, indexing LAV to BSA can lead to overcorrection of LAV among patients with obesity and thereby has the…
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