Fibrotic content of LV myocardium quantified by CMR characterizes left atrial sizes and total left atrial emptying function incremental to LV functional parameters and LV myocardial mass index in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Yucheng Chen,Carolyn Y. Ho,Eri Watanabe,Damien Mandry,Michael Jerosch-Herold,Raymond Y. Kwong

Fibrotic content of LV myocardium quantified by CMR characterizes left atrial sizes and total left atrial emptying function incremental to LV functional parameters and LV myocardial mass index in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

2012

Yucheng Chen
Carolyn Y. Ho
Eri Watanabe
Damien Mandry
Michael Jerosch-Herold
Raymond Y. Kwong

Fibrotic burden of LV myocardium quantified by CMR provides additional information about LA size and mechanics than morphological severity of LV hypertrophy measured by LV mass index alone.

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Cardiology
Internal medicine
Mass index
LV hypertrophy
Myocardial mass
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Angiology
Medicine
Diastolic heart failure
in patient
left atrial

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