Assessment of atrial function by echocardiography: Can this be used to assess the arrhythmogenic atrial substrate?

Int J Cardiol

Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany; Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA; Montréal Heart Institute, University de Montréal, Montréal, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: September 2022

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