Mitral annuloplasty ring dehiscence demonstrated by preablation cardiac computed tomographic angiography: Influence on radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-288

  Cheng, Alan ^a   George, Richard T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Catheter; Dehiscence; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC IMAGING; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY RING DEHISCENCE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862746284     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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