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Left atrial remodeling and function in advanced heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction.
Circulation. Heart failure - 1 Mar 2015
Melenovsky Vojtech, Hwang Seok-Jae, Redfield Margaret M, Zakeri Rosita, Lin Grace, Borlaug Barry A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) structure and function are altered in most heart failure (HF) patients, but there may be fundamental differences in LA properties between HF with preserved (HFpEF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred ninety-eight HF patients (51% HFpEF, New York Heart Association 3.1±0.7) and 40 HF-free controls underwent catheterization, echocardiography, and...
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