Atrial deformation in athletes with AF: chronic adverse remodelling or transient mechanical stunning?

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Feb 1;19(2):154-156. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex245.

Authors

Guido Claessen^{1

2}, Mathias Claeys^{1

2}, Andre La Gerche^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven B-3000, Belgium.
² Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven B-3000, Belgium.
³ Sports Cardiology and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

PMID: 29088337
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex245

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MeSH terms

Athletes*
Atrial Fibrillation*
Atrial Function, Left
Heart Atria
Humans