Noninvasive assessment of left atrial fibrosis. Correlation between echocardiography, biomarkers, and electroanatomical mapping.

Ewa Pilichowska-PaszkietJakub BaranGrażyna SygitowiczAgnieszka SikorskaSebastian StecPiotr KułakowskiBeata Zaborska

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)

Left atrial diastolic parameters derived from STE correlate well with the extent of LA fibrosis. Thus, STE may be useful in the noninvasive assessment of LA fibrosis and selection of candidates for RFCA.

Keyphrases

left atrial
left ventricular
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
heart failure
blood pressure
liver fibrosis
high resolution
pulmonary hypertension
high density