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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2023

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

Jordan H Chamberlin, Carter D Smith, Zain Gowani, Mina Gad Elsayed, Shahin C Owji, Brandon Friedman, Dhruw Maisuria, Carly Berrios, Dhiraj Baruah, Uwe Joseph Schoepf and 1 more

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Article in Polish journal of radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jordan H ChamberlinDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Carter D SmithDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Zain GowaniDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Mina Gad ElsayedDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Shahin C OwjiDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Brandon FriedmanDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Dhruw MaisuriaDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Carly BerriosDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Dhiraj BaruahDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Uwe Joseph SchoepfDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Ismail M KabakusDivision of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 purpose of this study was to investigate other possible etiologies of left atrial calcification. Material and methods: This retrospective, observational single-center study included patients from 2017 to 2022 identified as having left atrial calcification as well as age- and sex-matched controls. The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease, atrial ablation, and mitral valve disease was compared, and odds ratios were calculated for each independent variable. Results: Sixty-two patients with left atrial calcifications were included and compared with 62 controls. 87.1% of patients in the left atrial calcifications cohort had a history of atrial fibrillation compared with 21% in the control cohort ( Conclusions: Our study found a 4-fold higher association between history of atrial ablation and left atrial calcification compared with rheumatic heart disease, suggesting a potential shift in etiology.

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ablationatrial fibrillationleft atrial calcificationmitral valverheumatic fever

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