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Quantification of right atrial fibrosis by cardiac magnetic resonance: verification of the method to standardize thresholds.
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Introduction and objectives: Late gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR) allows noninvasive detection of left atrial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, whether the same methodology can be used in the right atrium (RA) remains unknown. Our aim was to define a standardized threshold to characterize RA fibrosis in LGE-CMR. Methods: A 3 Tesla LGE-CMR was performed in 53 individuals; the RA was segmented, and the image intensity ratio (IIR) calculated for the RA wall using 1 557 767 IIR pixels (40 994±10 693 per patient). The upper limit of normality of the IIR (mean IIR+2 standard deviations) was estimated in healthy volunteers (n=9), and patients who had undergone previous typical atrial flutter ablation (n=9) were used to establish the dense scar threshold. Paroxysmal and persistent AF patients (n=10 each) were used for validation. IIR values were correlated with a high-density bipolar voltage map in 15 patients undergoing AF ablation. Results: The upper normality limit (total fibrosis threshold) in healthy volunteers was set at an IIR = 1.21. In the postablation group, 60% of the maximum IIR pixel (dense fibrosis threshold) was calculated as IIR = 1.29. Endocardial bipolar voltage showed a weak but significant correlation with IIR. The overall accuracy between the electroanatomical map and LGE-CMR to characterize fibrosis was 56%. Conclusions: An IIR > 1.21 was determined to be the threshold for the detection of right atrial fibrosis, while an IIR > 1.29 differentiates interstitial fibrosis from dense scar. Despite differences between the left and right atria, fibrosis could be assessed with LGE-CMR using similar thresholds in both chambers.
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GUNTURIZ BELTRÁN, Clara, BORRÀS, Roger, ALARCÓN, Francisco, GARRE ANGUERA DE SOJO, Paz, FIGUERAS I VENTURA, Rosa m., BENITO MARTÍN, Eva m, CAIXAL VILA, Gala, ALTHOFF, Till, TOLOSANA, José m. (josé maría), ARBELO, Elena, ROCA LUQUE, Ivo, PRAT GONZÁLEZ, Susanna, PEREA PALAZÓN, Rosario jesús, BRUGADA TERRADELLAS, Josep, SITGES CARREÑO, Marta, GUASCH I CASANY, Eduard, MONT GIRBAU, Lluís. Quantification of right atrial fibrosis by cardiac magnetic resonance: verification of the method to standardize thresholds.. _Revista Española de Cardiologia_. 2023. [consulta: 1 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 0300-8932. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206300]