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Left atrial calcification on chest CT: atrial ablation replaces rheumatic heart disease as the most identified etiology

PURPOSE: Left atrial calcification (LAC), a primarily radiologic diagnosis, has been associated with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and rheumatic fever (RF). However, left atrial calcification continues to be observed despite a significant decrease in the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease. The pu...

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Autores principales: Chamberlin, Jordan H., Smith, Carter D., Gowani, Zain, Elsayed, Mina Gad, Owji, Shahin C., Friedman, Brandon, Maisuria, Dhruw, Berrios, Carly, Baruah, Dhiraj, Schoepf, Uwe Joseph, Kabakus, Ismail M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10551739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37808170
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pjr.2023.131214