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European Heart Journal, 2007 A 61-year-old woman presented to our department with symptoms of chest distress and shortness of breath that had worsened in the previous 3 months. She had a history of rheumatic heart disease. A chest x-ray revealed a gross enlargement of the cardiac silhouette. An echocardiogram showed a …
Zhi-Qiang, Ying, Ji, Ma, Geng, Xu
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Early Echocardiographic Predictors for Atrial Fibrillation Propensity: The Left Atrium Oracle
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Atrial fibrillation (AF) results from structural and electrical remodeling of the atria, primarily of the left atrium (LA); therefore, LA changes, both anatomical and functional are recognized as proarrhythmic markers with a powerful prognostic value ...
Lavinia-Lucia Matei +3 more
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Imaging of the left atrium: pathophysiology insights and clinical utility.
European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging, 2021 Left atrial imaging and detailed knowledge of its pathophysiology, especially in the context of heart failure, have become an increasingly important clinical and research focus.
O. Smiseth +4 more
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Circulation, 2001 A 69-year-old woman presented as an outpatient with shortness of breath. She was a former smoker and had a past medical history of rheumatic heart disease with mild mitral stenosis and moderate-to-severe mitral insufficiency associated with atrial fibrillation.
P R, Schvartzman, R D, White
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The Central Role of Left Atrium in Heart Failure
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 In past cardiovascular medicine, the attention to the left ventricle-identified as the only indicator and determinant of healthy or unhealthy cardiac conditions- has systematically hidden the role of the left atrium (LA).
M. Carpenito +7 more
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Thorax, 1970 Radiographic evidence of asymmetrical enlargement of the left atrium without atrial infarction is presented. Giant atrial enlargement is rarely symmetrical, the atrial appendage can contribute to the enlargement, and the giant atrium can be effectively trimmed.
B T, Le Roux, M S, Gotsman
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Indian Heart Journal, 2022 Buffle et al are to be congratulated for shedding more light on the electrophysiologic links regarding atrial fibrillation recurrence post radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Konstantinos A. Papathanasiou +2 more
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Клінічна хірургія, 2021 Objective. Estimation of mechanical function of the left atrium in patients, suffering an ischemic mitral regurgitation, using technology of the vector analysis of the endocardium movement speed. Materials and methods.
S. I. Musayev, E. F. Gurbanov
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A comprehensive evaluation of the left atrium using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. [PDF]
J Cardiovasc Magn ResonPradella M +11 more
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Triangular plasty of left atrium in a left-sided atriomegaly
Клінічна хірургія, 2020 Objective. Studying possibilities of the triangular plasty of left atrium procedure, performed while prosthesis of a mitral valve. Materials and metods.
V. Zh. Boukarim +2 more
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