EVALUATION OF LEFT ATRIAL FUNCTIONAL INDEX (LAFI) IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION

BALAJI PANDIAN P; RAJASEKHAR RAMESH; SWAMINATHAN N

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

EVALUATION OF LEFT ATRIAL FUNCTIONAL INDEX (LAFI) IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION

Balaji Pandian P, Rajasekhar Ramesh, Swaminathan N

Abstract :

BACKGROUND : Left atrium is not a simple passive transport chamber that transfers blood from the pulmonary circulation to the left ventricle. Various echocardiographic parameters were available for the evaluation of LA function.

AIMS OF STUDY: Evaluation of echocardiographic rhythm independent marker of LA function Left Atrial Functional Index (LAFI) using TTE in patients with AF and diastolic dysfunction and the comparison of this LAFI to traditional parameters of LA function.

METHODS: Study was conducted in 60 persons who attended the cardiology OPD for cardiac evaluation.

RESULTS: The LAFI as measured by Echo, is decreased in patients with diastolic dysfunction and also in persons with chronic AF.

CONCLUSION: The LAFI accentuates differences between groups as compared to traditional echo parameters of LA function. In the future, the LAFI may be used as a potential target for therapeutic maneuvers.