Open AccessLeft Atrial Myopathy in Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: Clinical Implications, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Targets
Author(s) -
Graham Peigh,
Sanjiv J. Shah,
Ravi B. Patel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current heart failure reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.036
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1546-9549
pISSN - 1546-9530
DOI - 10.1007/s11897-021-00510-5
Subject(s) - medicine , myopathy , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , ejection fraction , heart failure , cardiac surgery
This review discusses the mechanisms, clinical implications, and treatments of left atrial (LA) myopathy in comorbid atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) across the spectrum of ejection fraction.