Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	66259
Country	United States

Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Prognostic value of left atrial size in hypertensive African Americans undergoing stress echocardiography
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Abhishek Khemka, David A Sutter, Mazin N Habhab, Athanasios Thomaides, Kyle Hornsby, Harvey Feigenbaum and Stephen G Sawada
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Abhishek Khemka, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, 1800 N Capitol Avenue Suite E371, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. akhemka@iu.edu
Key Words	Mortality; Hypertension; African American; Left atrial enlargement; Stress echocardiography
Core Tip	In hypertensive African American patients referred for stress testing, left atrial (LA) enlargement was infrequent when using the established references values for the general population. Indexed LA Antero-posterior diameter has a superior area under the curve compared to LA diameter alone for discrimination of survivors and non-survivors. LA enlargement is an independent predictor of mortality on long-term follow-up when assessed as a continuous variable or when using a lower reference value derived from our population.
Citation	Khemka A, Sutter DA, Habhab MN, Thomaides A, Hornsby K, Feigenbaum H, Sawada SG. Prognostic value of left atrial size in hypertensive African Americans undergoing stress echocardiography. World J Cardiol 2021; 13(12): 733-744

Received	2021-03-25 15:47
Peer-Review Started	2021-03-30 10:11
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2021-06-17 00:38
Revised	2021-07-01 03:43
Second Decision	2021-11-23 03:35
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2021-11-25 03:04
Articles in Press	2021-11-25 03:04
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Typeset the Manuscript	2021-12-21 07:11

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