Late gadolinium enhancement of the esophagus is common on cardiac MR several months after pulmonary vein isolation: Preliminary observations

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 661-666

  Meng, Joyce ^a,c   Peters, Dana C ^a,c   Hsing, Jeffrey M ^a,c   Chuang, Michael L ^a,c   Chan, Jonathan ^a,c   Fish, Airley ^a,c   Josephson, Mark E ^a,c   Manning, Warren J ^a,b,c  

^a Cardiovascular Division   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac MR; Delayed enhancement; Esophagus; Late gadolinium enhancement; Pulmonary vein isolation; Scar

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; DIAGNOSTIC USE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; CONTRAST MEDIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953206927     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02671.x     Document Type: Article

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