Left atrial fibrosis: an essential hallmark in chronic mitral regurgitation

• Main Authors: Maria Concetta Pastore (Author), Giulia Elena Mandoli (Author), Aleksander Dokollari (Author), Gianluigi Bisleri (Author), Matteo Lisia (Author), Luna Cavigli (Author), Flavio D'Ascenzi (Author), Marta Focardi (Author), Matteo Cameli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second valvular heart disease for incidence, which worsening severity gradually affects all cardiac chambers and leads to poor outcome if untreated. The recent development of minimally invasive surgical techniques and percutaneous intervention has reduced the...