Prediction of left atrial fibrosis with speckle tracking echocardiography in mitral valve disease: A comparative study with histopathology

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 311-318

  Her, Ae Young ^a   Choi, Eui Young ^b   Shim, Chi Young ^c   Song, Byoung Wook ^c   Lee, Sak ^c   Ha, Jong Won ^c   Rim, Se Joong ^b   Hwang, Ki Chul ^c   Chang, Byung Chul ^c   Chung, Namsik ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Fibrosis; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM FIBROSIS; HEART VOLUME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84862546005     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.5.311     Document Type: Article

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