Impaired Left Atrial Performance Resulting From Age-Related Arial Fibrillation Is Associated With Increased Fibrosis Burden: Insights From a Clinical Study Combining With an in vivo Experiment

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Mei-Ling Yan¹  Dong-Yan Zheng²  Xin-Xin Ma²  Shuai Li³  Meng Wei³  Kai-bin Lin³  Yan-peng Wang³  Min-jie Yuan³  Dong Huang³  Ming-qi Cai³  Xue Zhang³  Jing-bo Li³  Kan-kai Chen³  Qi-han Wu⁴ 

[1] Department of Cardiology, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China;Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China;Heart Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China;NHC Key Lab of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Fudan University, Shanghai, China;

关键词: age;    atrial fibrillation;    fibrosis;    left atrium performance;    echocardiography;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2020.615065

来源: Frontiers

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