Excessive interatrial adiposity is associated with left atrial remodeling, augmented contractile performance in asymptomatic population
Purpose: Pericardial adipose tissue had been shown to exert local effects on adjacent cardiac structures. Data regarding the mechanistic link between such measures and left atrial (LA) structural/functional remodeling, a clinical hallmark of early stage heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-05-01
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Series: | Echo Research and Practice |
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Online Access: | http://www.echorespract.com/content/3/1/5.full |