Value of multislice computed tomography angiography of the thorax in preparation for catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: The impact of unexpected cardiac and extracardiac findings on patient care

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-288

  Wissner, Erik ^a   Wellnitz, Clinton V ^a   Srivathsan, Komandoor ^a   Scott, Luis R ^a   Altemose, Gregory T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Multislice computed tomography angiography

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRONIC RECORDS; MEAN AGES; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POPULATION; PULMONARY EMBOLUS; PULMONARY VEINS;

ABLATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; CATHETERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTITHYROID AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; HEPARIN; IOHEXOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; AORTA DISEASE; AORTIC ECTASIA; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; BRONCHIOLITIS; CATHETER ABLATION; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY CYST; LIVER CYST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER MASS; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG GRANULOMA; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA PLAQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOLOGIST; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENIC MASS; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX; THYROID NODULE;

ARIZONA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71849086900     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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