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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 cardiomyopathy as a link between atrial fibrillation and stroke. Clinical implications and future
Francesca Mantovani1, Antonello D'Andrea2, Massimiliano Rizzo3
1S.C. Cardiologia, Azienda USL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia.
Abstract:
Atrial myopathy is characterized by atrial fibrotic remodeling, together with electrical, mechanic and autonomic remodeling. Methods to identify atrial myopathy include atrial electrograms, tissue biopsy, cardiac imaging, and serum biomarkers. Accumulating data show that individuals with markers of atrial myopathy have an increased risk of developing both atrial fibrillation and strokes. The aim of the present review is to present atrial myopathy as a pathophysiologic and clinical entity, to describe methods for its detection and the possible implications on management and therapy in selected group of patients.
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