Morphologic remodeling of pulmonary veins and left atrium after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Insight from long-term follow-up of three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-12

  Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Wu, Mei Han ^a   Huang, Bien Hsien ^a   Lee, Shih Huang ^a   Lee, Kun Tai ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Lin, Yung Kuo ^a   Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Kuo, Jen Yuan ^a   Lei, Meng Huan ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein; Recurrence; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENCE RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944433521     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.04407.x     Document Type: Article

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