Age, Atrial Fibrillation, and Structural Heart Disease Are the Main Determinants of Left Atrial Fibrosis Detected by Delayed‐Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a General Cardiology Population

COCHET, HUBERT; MOURIES, AMAURY; NIVET, HUBERT; SACHER, FREDERIC; DERVAL, NICOLAS; DENIS, ARNAUD; MERLE, MATHILDE; RELAN, JATIN; HOCINI, MÉLÈZE; HAÏSSAGUERRE, MICHEL; LAURENT, FRANÇOIS; MONTAUDON, MICHEL; JAÏS, PIERRE

doi:10.1111/jce.12651

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Age, Atrial Fibrillation, and Structural Heart Disease Are the Main Determinants of Left Atrial Fibrosis Detected by Delayed‐Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a General Cardiology Population

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HUBERT COCHET

AMAURY MOURIES

HUBERT NIVET

Abstract

Atrial Fibrosis on MRI in Patients Introduction We studied the extent and distribution of left atrial (LA) fibrosis on delayed‐enhanced (DE) MRI in a general cardiology population. Methods and Results One hundred ninety consecutive patients referred for cardiac MRI underwent DE imaging using a free ...

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