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Estimating Bilateral Atrial Function by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: July 20, 2022
Atrial function in paroxysmal AF patients with and without heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Data from
Vicente Artola Arita1, Bernadet T Santema1, Ruben R De With1
1Department of Cardiolog, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are 2 cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. Strain phases of both the left and right atria are more impaired in paroxysmal AF patients with HFpEF than those without HFpEF in spite of comparable global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle. Atrial function may differentiate paroxysmal AF patients with HFpEF from those without HFpEF.
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