Left atrial phasic function in older adults is associated with fibrotic and low-grade inflammatory pathways

• Main Authors: Koh, Angela S., Siau, Anthony, Gao, Fei, Chioh, Florence Wen Jing, Leng, Shuang, Zhao, Xiaodan, Zhong, Liang, Tan, Ru San, Koh, Poh Ling, Kovalik, Jean-Paul, Lim, Wee Shiong, Lee, Gina S., Koh, Woon-Puay, Cheung, Christine
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Cardiovascular; Left Atrium
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164648
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Introduction: Concomitant risk factors challenge the mechanistic understanding of cardiac aging. We determined the degree to which the left atrial function could be distinguished by advanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in older adults and assessed associations between the left atrial fu...