Atrial Mechanics in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Discriminating between Ventricular Hypertrophy and Fibrosis.

Patrícia Marques Alves João André FerreiraAndré Azul FreitasJosé Paulo AlmeidaRui BaptistaGraça CastroRui MartinsPaulo DonatoMaria João FerreiraLino Gonçalves

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)

LASRr and LASRct were the best discriminators for LVH secondary to HCM. LASRcd predicted the degree of LV fibrosis assessed by CMR. These findings suggest that LA mechanics is a potential predictor of disease severity in HCM.

Keyphrases

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
left ventricular
left atrial
heart failure
catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve
risk assessment
human health