Carima Belleyo Belkasem

Mrs. Carima Belleyo Belkasem


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 February 2018 in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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JLJuan Lacalzada-Almeida
Juan Lacalzada-Almeida
MIMaría Manuela Izquierdo-Gómez
María Manuela Izquierdo-Gómez
CBCarima Belleyo Belkasem
Carima Belleyo Belkasem
PBPatricia Barrio-Martínez
Patricia Barrio-Martínez
JGJavier García-Niebla
Javier García-Niebla
ALAntonio Bayés de Luna
Antonio Bayés de Luna
To evaluate the possibility of left atrial (LA) remodeling using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in patients with interatrial block (IAB). We performed a cross-sectional study with three groups of patients: 56 without IAB, 21 with partial IAB (pIAB), and 22 with advanced IAB (aIAB). Transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) STE was performed and clinical and echocardiographic findings were analyzed. TTE showed higher LA volume/body surface area in the patients with IAB. With STE, the absolute value of strain rate during atrial booster pump function (SRa) and early reservoir period (SRs) decreased in the pIAB group and even more in the aIAB group, compared to the group without IAB. The independent variables were the echocardiographic measures of LA size and function. After adjusting for confounders, both multiple linear regression and multivariate multinomial regression showed good correlation with dependent variables: longer P-wave duration on electrocardiography and with the type of IAB, respectively. SRa (p < 0.001), SRs (p < 0.001), and maximal peak LA longitudinal strain in the reservoir period (p = 0.009) were independently associated with P-wave duration. SRa was also associated with the presence of pIAB (OR = 11.5; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.7–49.0; p = 0.001) and aIAB, (OR = 98.2; 95% CI: 16–120.4; p < 0.001) and SRs was associated with pIAB (OR: 0.03; CI: 0.003–0.29; p = 0.003) and with aIAB (OR: 0.008; CI: 0.001–0.12; p = 0.004). IAB correlates directly with structural remodeling and a decrease in the absolute value of LA SRa and SRs determined using STE.