Evaluation of left atrial remodeling in kidney transplant patients using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Flora HuangPhilip W ConnellyG V Ramesh PrasadMichelle M NashLakshman GunaratnamDjeven P DevaCharmaine E LokWeiqiu YuanRachel M WaldTamar ShalmonRon WaldKim A ConnellyAndrew T YanPublished in: Journal of nephrology (2020)
LA volumes and function as measured by CMR did not change significantly over 12 months post-KT. There were significant associations between LA and LV remodeling, NT-proBNP and sBP, suggesting common underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mitral valve
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- computed tomography
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted imaging