Concurrent Left Ventricular Myocardial Diffuse Fibrosis and Left Atrial Dysfunction Strongly Predict Incident Heart Failure

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 May;17(5):560-562. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.11.006. Epub 2024 Jan 3.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Function, Left*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathies / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Fibrosis*
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / physiopathology
  • Heart Failure* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Failure* / etiology
  • Heart Failure* / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium* / pathology
  • Predictive Value of Tests*
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Function, Left*