Fig 1.
Quantification of left atrial volumes and left atrial function.
Cine steady state free precession images are shown in the two- and four-chamber views at the point of maximum left atrial volume, before atrial contraction, and minimum left atrial volume. Length = Yellow, Area = Blue.
Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of RELAX subjects with and without CMR imaging at study entry.
Continuous variables are expressed as median (interquartile range).
Table 2.
Baseline left ventricular and left atrial CMR characteristics.
Table 3.
Spearman correlation coefficients in RELAX subjects for left atrial volumes or function and indices of hemodynamic stress, left ventricular remodeling, diastolic function, and gas exchange.
Fig 2.
Relationship of NT-pro-BNP with (A) maximum left atrial volume index and (B) total left atrial emptying fraction.
Spearman correlation coefficient is reported.