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Shin, Lee, Kim, Park, and Han: A Comparison of Fibrillatory F Wave with Left Atrial Size and Biopsy Findings in Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease
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Korean Circulation Journal

Korean Circulation Journal 1988; 18(2): 221-229.

Published online: 30 June 1988

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1988.18.2.221

A Comparison of Fibrillatory F Wave with Left Atrial Size and Biopsy Findings in Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease

Gil Ja Shin, M.D., Woo Hyung Lee, M.D., Kwang Ho Kim, M.D., Young Sik Park, M.D., Wun Sup Han, M.D.

Copyright © 1988 The Korean Society of Circulation

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Abstract

A total of the 16 cases of rheumatic vavular heart desease were examined in order to compare fibrillatriy F wave with left atrial size and biopsy findings from October 1986 to April 1987 at the Ewha Womans University Hospital.
The results were as follows :
1) Of the 16 patients, there were 5 males and 11 females. The mean age of the patients was 41.9±12.7 years old.
2) Among the 16 patients PTF-V1 was lesser than -0.04nn-sec, the left atrial size measured by M-mode echocardiography was 57.1±8.9mm. Inverse correlation between PTF-V1 and the left atrial size measured by M-mode echocardiography was observed(P<0.01).
3) No significant correlation between PTF-V1 and left atrial was found(P>0.01).
4) There was a tendency that the size of the left atrium was, the more degeneration, necrosis and fibrosis of the left atrial wall appeared through pathological findings.

Keywords: Rheumatic valvular heart disease, Atrial fibrillation

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