Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for accurate sizing of the left atrium: Predictability of pulmonary vein isolation success in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-463

  Jahnke, Cosima ^a,b   Fischer, Julia ^a   Mirelis, Jesus Gonzalez ^a   Kriatselis, Charalampos ^a   Gerds Li, Jin Hong ^a   Gebker, Rolf ^a   Manka, Robert ^a   Schnackenburg, Bernhard ^c   Fleck, Eckart ^a   Paetsch, Ingo ^a,b  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

left atrial size; magnetic resonance imaging; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551592846     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22426     Document Type: Article

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