Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation
Lamy J, Taoutel R, Chamoun R, Akar J, Niederer S, Mojibian H, Huber S, Baldassarre L, Meadows J, Peters D. Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 107-117. PMID: 37857929, PMCID: PMC11378145, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02968-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLA reservoir strainLeft atrial pressureLA volumeReservoir strainLA fibrosisLA strainStiffness indexLA late gadolinium enhancementAtrial stiffness indexMaximal LA volumeAtrial fibrillation cohortLA minimum volumeAtrial tissue fibrosisMaximum LA volumeCardiac MR examsAtrial stiffnessAtrial strainAF ablationAtrial pressureAF cohortAtrial fibrillationAtrial fibrosisPatient subgroupsLGE volume