Real three-dimensional assessment of left atrial and left atrial appendage volumes by 64-slice spiral computed tomography in individuals with or without cardiovascular disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-196

  Christiaens, Luc ^a   Varroud Vial, Nicolas ^a   Ardilouze, Paul ^a   Ragot, Stéphanie ^b   Mergy, Jean ^a   Bonnet, Benjamin ^a   Herpin, Daniel ^a   Allal, Joseph ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

CT; Left atrial appendage; Left atrial volume; Left atrium; Multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; CARDIAC VOLUME; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77950368221     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.055     Document Type: Article

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