Association between left atrial appendage fibrosis and thrombus formation: A histological approach.

Shunsuke MiyauchiTakehito TokuyamaYukimi UotaniShogo MiyamotoYoshihiro IkeuchiSho OkamuraYousaku OkuboKeijiro KatayamaTaiichi TakasakiNobuhiro NakataniYorisato MatsudairaHisako FurushoMutsumi MiyauchiShinya TakahashiYukiko Nakano

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)

This study provided histological evidence that LAA fibrosis is related to LAAT formation. Echocardiographic parameters of LAA remodeling and function were correlated with the LAA fibrosis burden.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
atrial fibrillation
liver fibrosis
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
mitral valve
risk factors
left atrial
ejection fraction