The relationship between endocardial voltage and regional volume in electroanatomical remodeled left atria in patients with atrial fibrillation: Comparison of three-dimensional computed tomographic images and voltage mapping

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1349-1356

  Park, Jae Hyung ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Choi, Eun Jeoung ^b   Jang, Jin Kun ^b   Kim, Sook Kyoung ^a   Choi, Dong Hoon ^a   Choi, Jong Il ^b   Hwang, Chun ^c   Kim, Young Hoon ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Utah Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial electrogram; Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Morphological remodeling; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70450212168     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01557.x     Document Type: Article

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