Low-dose electrocardiography synchronized nonenhanced computed tomography for assessing left atrium and pulmonary veins before radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 536-540

  Lee, Hye Jeong ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Hur, Jin ^a   Nam, Ji Eun ^a   Hong, Yoo Jin ^a   Kim, Hee Yeong ^a   Kim, Hua Sun ^a   Choe, Kyu Ok ^a   Choi, Byoung Wook ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Health System   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONENHANCED CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960910610     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.03.081     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Pappone C, Rosanio S, Oreto G, Tocchi M, Gugliotta F, Vicedomini G, Salvati A, Dicandia C, Mazzone P, Santinelli V, Gulletta S, Chierchia S. Circumferential radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary vein ostia: A new anatomic approach for curing atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2000;102:2619-2628.
2. Shah DC, Haïssaguerre M, Jaïs P, Hocini M, Yamane T, Deisenhofer I, Garrigue S, Clémenty J. Electrophysiologically guided ablation of the pulmonary veins for the curative treatment of atrial fibrillation. Ann Med 2000;32:408-416.
3. Oral H, Knight BP, Tada H, Ozaydin M, Chugh A, Hassan S, Scharf C, Lai SW, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr, Strickberger SA, Morady F. Pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2002;105:1077-1081. (Pubitemid 34212617)
4. Lacomis JM, Wigginton W, Fuhrman C, Schwartzman D, Armfield DR, Pealer KM. Multi-detector row CT of the left atrium and pulmonary veins before radio-frequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Radiographics 2003;23(Spec No):S35-S50.
5. Cohen MC, Hartnell GG, Finn JP. Magnetic resonance angiography of congenital pulmonary vein anomalies. Am Heart J 1994;127:954-955.
6. Lin WS, Prakash VS, Tai CT, Hsieh MH, Tsai CF, Yu WC, Lin YK, Ding YA, Chang MS, Chen SA. Pulmonary vein morphology in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation initiated by ectopic beats originating from the pulmonary veins: implications for catheter ablation. Circulation 2000;101:1274-1281. (Pubitemid 30158615)
7. Pilleul F, Merchant N. MRI of the pulmonary veins: comparison between 3D MR angiography and T1-weighted spin echo. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2000;24:683-687. (Pubitemid 32204295)
8. Tsao HM, Yu WC, Cheng HC, Wu MH, Tai CT, Lin WS, Ding YA, Chang MS, Chen SA. Pulmonary vein dilation in patients with atrial fibrillation: detection by magnetic resonance imaging. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2001;12:809-813.
9. Schwartzman D, Lacomis J, Wigginton WG. Characterization of left atrium and distal pulmonary vein morphology using multidimensional computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:1349-1357. (Pubitemid 36438996)
10. Bettmann MA. The evaluation of contrast-related renal failure. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991;157:66-68.
11. Broome DR, Girguis MS, Baron PW, Cottrell AC, Kjellin I, Kirk GA. Gadodiamide-associated nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: why radiologists should be concerned. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007;188:586-592. (Pubitemid 46167763)
12. Cronin P, Sneider MB, Kazerooni EA, Kelly AM, Scharf C, Oral H, Morady F. MDCT of the left atrium and pulmonary veins in planning radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: a how-to guide. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004;183:767-778. (Pubitemid 39149172)