Transthoracic echocardiographic backscatter-based assessment of left atrial remodeling involving left atrial and ventricular fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1064-1066

  Sasaki, Naoko ^a   Okumura, Yasuo ^a   Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Nagashima, Koichi ^a   Sonoda, Kazumasa ^a   Kogawa, Rikitake ^a   Takahashi, Keiko ^a   Iso, Kazuki ^a   Ohkubo, Kimie ^a   Nakai, Toshiko ^a   Hiro, Takafumi ^a   Hirayama, Atsushi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrosis; Catheter ablation; Integrated backscatter; Ventricular fibrosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL REMODELING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84908238881     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.138     Document Type: Article

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