Acute pulmonary vein isolation is achieved by a combination of reversible and irreversible atrial injury after catheter ablation1

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 691-700

  Arujuna, Aruna ^a,b   Karim, Rashed ^a   Caulfield, Dennis ^a,b   Knowles, Benjamin ^a   Rhode, Kawal ^a   Schaeffter, Tobias ^a   Kato, Bernet ^a   Rinaldi, C Aldo ^a   Cooklin, Michael ^b   Razavi, Reza ^a,b   O Neill, Mark D ^a,b   Gill, Jaswinder ^a,b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulmonary vein reconnection; Reversible tissue injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINUS RHYTHM; TISSUE INJURY; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDEMA, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONDON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867164425     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.966523     Document Type: Article

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