Left atrial diverticula in patients referred for radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: Assessment of prevalence and morphologic characteristics by dual-source computed tomography

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 345-350

  Peng, Li Qing ^a   Yu, Jian Qun ^a   Yang, Zhi Gang ^a   Wu, Dan ^a   Xu, Jian Jun ^a   Chu, Zhi Gang ^a   Li, Xue Ming ^a   Chen, Dong Dong ^a   Luo, Yi ^a   Shao, Heng ^a   Tang, Si Shi ^a   Chen, Jing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Dual source computed tomography; Left atrial diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM DIVERTICULA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETER ABLATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862242415     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.965665     Document Type: Article

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