PREVALENCE OF LEFT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT IN A LARGE SAMPLE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING AN ECHOCARDIOGRAM FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION AT AN ESH EXCELLENCE CENTRE IN ITALY

Objective:Left atrial (LA) enlargement (LAE) is associated to an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, and in particular of atrial fibrillation. The 2018 ESH/ESC Hypertension guidelines suggested the use of LA volume instead of linear dimensions, and for the first time proposed the indexat