• Nat Rev Cardiol · Jun 2011

    Atrial fibrillation. Left atrial fibrosis--a promising stroke risk factor?

    • Fiorenzo Gaita and Alessandro Blandino.
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Corso Bramante 88, Turin, Italy. gaitaf@libero.it
    • Nat Rev Cardiol. 2011 Jun 1;8(6):307-8.

    AbstractThe pathophysiological properties of the left atrium are not usually considered for stroke risk stratification of patients with atrial fibrillation. The demonstration that left atrial fibrosis detected by delayed-enhancement MRI is associated with history of stroke highlights the need to take into account histopathological data, in addition to clinical data, in stroke risk stratification.

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