Tailored management of atrial fibrillation using a LGE-MRI based model: From the clinic to the electrophysiology laboratory

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 481-487

  Vergara, Gaston R ^a   Marrouche, Nassir F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial fibrosis; MRI; radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOLINIUM;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EDEMA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79954587997     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01941.x     Document Type: Article

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