Journal article
Left atrial volume and function in patients with atrial fibrillation
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review of emerging approaches to left atrial imaging in atrial fibrillation is relevant because there has been considerable recent development in the noninvasive characterization of left atrial structure and function. Concurrently, the identification and treatment of atrial fibrillation and the prevention of thromboembolism are evolving. Thus, it is timely to summarize how the advances in these two areas might be …
Authors
Leong DP; Dokainish H
Journal
Current Opinion in Cardiology, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 437–444
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2014
DOI
10.1097/hco.0000000000000088
ISSN
0268-4705