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Habibi M, Samiei S, Ambale Venkatesh B, Opdahl A, Helle-Valle TM, Zareian M, Almeida ALC, Choi EY, Wu C, Alonso A, Heckbert SR, Bluemke DA, Lima JAC. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Measured Left Atrial Volume and Function and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: Results From MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2017; 9:CIRCIMAGING.115.004299. [PMID: 27511974 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.004299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Early detection of structural changes in left atrium (LA) before atrial fibrillation (AF) development could be helpful in identification of those at higher risk for AF. Using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, we examined the association of LA volume and function, and incident AF in a multiethnic population free of clinical cardiovascular diseases. METHODS AND RESULTS In a case-cohort study embedded in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), baseline LA size and function assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance feature-tracking were compared between 197 participants with incident AF and 322 participants randomly selected from the whole MESA cohort. Participants were followed up for 8 years. Incident AF cases had a larger LA volume and decreased passive, active, and total LA emptying fractions and peak global LA longitudinal strain (peak LA strain) at baseline. In multivariable analysis, elevated LA maximum volume index (hazard ratio, 1.38 per SD; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.89) and decreased peak LA strain (hazard ratio, 0.68 per SD; 95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.96), and passive and total LA emptying fractions (hazard ratio for passive LA emptying fractions, 0.55 per SD; 95% confidence interval, 0.40-0.75 and hazard ratio for active LA emptying fractions, 0.70 per SD; 95% confidence interval, 0.52-0.95), but not active LA emptying fraction, were associated with incident AF. CONCLUSIONS Elevated LA volumes and decreased passive and total LA emptying fractions were independently associated with incident AF in an asymptomatic multiethnic population. Including LA functional variables along with other risk factors of AF may help to better risk stratify individuals at risk of AF development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammadali Habibi
- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (M.H.); Division of Cardiology, the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.H., B.A.V., A.L.C.A., E.-Y.C., J.A.C.L.); Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (S.S., M.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.O., T.M.H.-V.); Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil (A.L.C.A.); Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (E.-Y.C.); Office of Biostatistics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (C.W.); Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.A.); Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle (S.R.H.); and Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.A.B.).
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Habibi M, Lima JAC, Khurram IM, Zimmerman SL, Zipunnikov V, Fukumoto K, Spragg D, Ashikaga H, Rickard J, Marine JE, Calkins H, Nazarian S. Association of left atrial function and left atrial enhancement in patients with atrial fibrillation: cardiac magnetic resonance study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2015; 8:e002769. [PMID: 25652181 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.114.002769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with left atrial (LA) structural and functional changes. Cardiac magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and feature-tracking are capable of noninvasive quantification of LA fibrosis and myocardial motion, respectively. We sought to examine the association of phasic LA function with LA enhancement in patients with AF. METHODS AND RESULTS LA structure and function was measured in 90 patients with AF (age 61±10 years; 76% men) referred for ablation and 14 healthy volunteers. Peak global longitudinal LA strain, LA systolic strain rate, and early and late diastolic strain rates were measured using cine-cardiac magnetic resonance images acquired during sinus rhythm. The degree of LGE was quantified. Compared with patients with paroxysmal AF (60% of cohort), those with persistent AF had larger maximum LA volume index (56±17 versus 49±13 mL/m(2); P=0.036), and increased LGE (27.1±11.7% versus 36.8±14.8%; P<0.001). Aside from LA active emptying fraction, all LA parameters (passive emptying fraction, peak global longitudinal LA strain, systolic strain rate, early diastolic strain rate, and late diastolic strain rate) were lower in patients with persistent AF (P<0.05 for all). Healthy volunteers had less LGE and higher LA functional parameters compared with patients with AF (P<0.05 for all). In multivariable analysis, increased LGE was associated with lower LA passive emptying fraction, peak global longitudinal LA strain, systolic strain rate, early diastolic strain rate, and late diastolic strain rate (P<0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS Increased LA enhancement is associated with decreased LA reservoir, conduit, and booster pump functions. Phasic measurement of LA function using feature-tracking cardiac magnetic resonance may add important information about the physiological importance of LA fibrosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammadali Habibi
- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Department of Cardiology (M.H., J.A.C.L., I.M.K., K.F., D.S., H.A., J.R., J.E.M., H.C., S.N.), Department of Radiology (S.L.Z.), The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Biostatistics (V.Z.), Department of Epidemiology (S.N.), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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