The impact of catheter ablation on the dynamic function of the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation: Insights from four-dimensional computed tomographic images

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-277

  Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a   Hu, Wei Chih ^c   Wu, Mei Han ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Chang, Shih Lin ^b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b   Lo, Li Wei ^b   Huang, Chin Chou ^b   Hu, Yu Feng ^b   Sheu, Ming Huei ^a   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Left atrium (LA); Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT); Pulmonary vein; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649140844     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01618.x     Document Type: Article

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