Transthoracic echocardiographic backscatter-based assessment of left atrial remodeling involving left atrial and ventricular fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1064-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.138. Epub 2014 Aug 2.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: yasuwo128@hotmail.co.jp.

PMID: 25129276
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.138

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrosis; Catheter ablation; Integrated backscatter; Ventricular fibrosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Remodeling* / physiology
Echocardiography* / methods
Female
Fibrosis / diagnostic imaging
Fibrosis / physiopathology
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Atria / physiopathology
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged