Impaired left atrial reservoir and conduit strain in patients with atrial fibrillation and extensive left atrial fibrosis.
Luuk H G A HopmanMark J MulderAnja M van der LaanAhmet DemirkiranPranav BhagirathAlbert C van RossumCornelis P AllaartMarco J W GöttePublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2021)
Impaired LA reservoir and conduit strain are present in AF patients with extensive atrial fibrosis. Future studies are needed to examine the biologic nature of this association and possible therapeutic implications.