Left atrial volume and function in patients following ST elevation myocardial infarction and the association with clinical outcome: A cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-127

  Lønborg, Jacob Thomsen ^a   Engstrøm, Thomas ^a   Møller, Jacob Eifer ^a   Ahtarovski, Kiril A ^a   Kelbæk, Henning ^a   Holmvang, Lene ^a   Jørgensen, Erik ^a   Helqvist, Steffen ^a   Saunamäki, Kari ^a   Søholm, Helle ^a   Andersen, Mads ^a   Mathiasen, Anders B ^a   Kühl, Jørgen Tobias ^a   Clemmensen, Peter ^a   Køber, Lars ^a   Vejlstrup, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Diastolic function; Left atrium function; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84872472831     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes118     Document Type: Article

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