MR evaluation of pulmonary vein diameter reduction after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

European Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2505-2511

  Anselme, Fréd́eric ^a   Gahide, Gérald ^a   Savouré, Arnaud ^a   Gerbaud, Edouard ^a   Mabru, Mikael ^a   Cribier, Alain ^a   Dacher, Jean Nicolas ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; MR angiography; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY VEINS; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750432528     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0252-z     Document Type: Article

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