Characteristics of pulmonary vein enlargement in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients with stroke.

CONCLUSION: Compared to the right PVs, the left PVs and LAA exhibited more significant enlargement in patients with AF and stroke than in patients with AF only. This finding suggests that the remodeling of left-sided LA structures might be related to stroke. PMID: 25323887 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - October 22, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lee JM, Kim JY, Shim J, Uhm JS, Kim YJ, Lee HJ, Pak HN, Lee MH, Joung B Tags: Yonsei Med J Source Type: research

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