Left atrial strain predicts reverse remodeling after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-331

  Tops, Laurens F ^a   Delgado, Victoria ^a   Bertini, Matteo ^a   Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a   Den Uijl, Dennis W ^a   Trines, Serge A I P ^a   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a   Holman, Eduard ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; left atrium; strain echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART STRESS; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 78651319311     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.063     Document Type: Article

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