Left atrial deformation imaging with ultrasound based two-dimensional speckle-tracking predicts the rate of recurrence of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation after successful ablation procedures

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-255

  Hammerstingl, Christoph ^a   Schwekendiek, Marieke ^a   Momcilovic, Diana ^a   Schueler, Robert ^a   Sinning, Jan Malte ^a   Schrickel, Jan W ^a   Mittmann Braun, Erica ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Lickfett, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; echocardiography; left atrium; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINUS RHYTHM; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84858618577     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02177.x     Document Type: Article

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