… in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (1–4). When AF becomes permanent,
afflicted patients display severe atrial dysfunction and abnormal right ventricular (RV)–…

Aims Pathophysiology of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) remains
unclear. Left atrial (LA) function has been related to HF symptoms. Our purpose is to …

… with pre-existing CHF AF independently increases the risk for progressive ventricular
dysfunction and exacerbation of heart failure symptoms. This might be caused by a reduction in …

… of AF among patients with heart failure. The interaction between AF and heart failure means
that … Left ventricular dysfunction due to atrial fibrillation in patients initially believed to have …

… Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common, accounting for up to half
of patients with heart failure (HF), 1,2 and for an increasing proportion of patients hospitalized …

… 1) LV longitudinal dysfunction is accompanied by an impairment of LA longitudinal function
and that 2) heart failure symptoms are related in part to LA dysfunction in patients with HCM. …

… This study assessed the prognostic implications of mechanical atrial dysfunction in heart
failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients with different stages of atrial fibrillation (…

… We have shown for the first time that LA dysfunction on exercise in patients with HFNEF
may contribute to the genesis of exertional dyspnoea and reduced exercise capacity in this …

… that in patients with heart failure with normal left ventricular (… subendocardial fibers of the
left atrium. Consequently, these fibrotic … dysfunction of the left atrium (ie, impaired left atrial [LA] …

… therapeutic approaches to treat patients with heart failure at risk for or with atrial fibrillation. …
, atrial dysfunction worsens clinical outcomes independent of ventricular dysfunction. This is …