Cerebral diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: A tool to monitor the thrombogenicity of left atrial catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Lickfett, Lars ^a   Hackenbroch, Matthias ^a   Lewalter, Thorsten ^a   Selbach, Stephanie ^a   Schwab, Jörg O ^a   Yang, Alexander ^a   Balta, Osman ^a   Schrickel, Jan ^a   Bitzen, Alexander ^a   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a   Sommer, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cerebral diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Left atrial catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein ablation; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; NADROPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; THROMBOGENICITY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645097712     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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