The degree of left atrial structural remodeling impacts left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with atrial fibrillation

• Main Authors: Mehmet Akkaya (Author), Nassir Marrouche (Author), Koji Higuchi (Author), Matthias Koopmann (Author), Kavitha Damal (Author), Eugene Kholmovski (Author), Chris Mcgann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The extent of left atrial (LA) wall structural remodeling (fibrosis) detected by late gadolinium enhancementmagnetic resonance imaging (LGE-MRI) is correlated with advanced atrial fibrillation (AF). The concomitant occurrence of AF and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is not uncommon. We studied th...