Korean Circ J.  1988 Jun;18(2):221-229. 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

• Shin GJ
• Lee WH
• Kim KH
• Park YS
• Han WS

• KMID: 2093234
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1988.18.2.221

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.

Keyword

Rheumatic valvular heart disease; Atrial fibrillation

MeSH Terms

Atrial Fibrillation
Biopsy*
Echocardiography
Female
Fibrosis
Heart
Heart Atria
Heart Valve Diseases*
Humans
Male
Necrosis