Left atrial, pulmonary vein, and left atrial appendage anatomy in Indigenous individuals: Implications for atrial fibrillation

Left atrial, pulmonary vein, and left atrial appendage anatomy in Indigenous individuals: Implications for atrial fibrillation

Background: Indigenous Australians experience a greater burden of AF. Whether this is in-part due to differences in arrhythmogenic structures that appear to contribute to AF differences amongst other ethnicities is not known. Methods: We studied forty individuals matched for ethnicity and other AF r...

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Main Authors: Nicholas A.R. Clarke, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Benedict Costello, Samuel J. Tu, Nicole Hanna-Rivero, Kim Le, Ian Agahari, Wai Kah Choo, Bradley M. Pitman, Celine Gallagher, Kawa Haji, Kurt C. Roberts-Thomson, Prashanthan Sanders, Christopher X. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Indigenous
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Cardiovascular disease
Computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906721000634

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