Left Atrial Size and the Risk of Stroke and Death

Emelia Benjamin; Ralph B. D’Agostino; Albert J. Belanger; Philip A. Wolf; Daniel Levy

doi:10.1161/01.cir.92.4.835

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After multivariable adjustment, LA enlargement remained a significant predictor of stroke in men and death in both sexes. The relation of LA enlargement to stroke and death appears to be partially mediated by LV mass.

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