Assessment of left atrial volumes in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation using the biplane area-length method and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging with TrueFISP

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 855-863

  Sievers, Burkhard ^a,b   Kirchberg, Simon ^a   Addo, Marvin ^a   Bakan, Asli ^a   Brandts, Bodo ^a   Trappe, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biplane area length method; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; Left atrial ejection fraction; Left atrial volumes

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 11144306916     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JCMR-200036170     Document Type: Article

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