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Atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation pre-ablation assessed by CMR: impact in atrial size and function?

✍ Scribed by Ana G Almeida; Joao Sousa; Luis Carpinteiro; Joao S Marques; Nuno Cortez-Dias; Claudio David; Claudia Jorge; Doroteia Silva; Mario G Lopes; Antonio N Diogo

Publisher: BioMed Central
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 142 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 1097-6647
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-13-s1-p259

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