Left atrial sphericity: A new method to assess atrial remodeling. impact on the outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 752-759

  Bisbal, Felipe ^a   Guiu, Esther ^a   Calvo, Naiara ^a   Marin, David ^b   Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Arbelo, Elena ^a   Ortiz Pérez, José ^a   De Caralt, Teresa María ^a   Tolosana, José María ^a   Borràs, Roger ^a   Sitges, Marta ^a   Brugada, Josep ^a   Mont, Lluís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiac magnetic resonance; catheter ablation; left atrial sphericity; remodeling

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; GADODIAMIDE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM SPHERICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; LEFT ATRIAL SPHERICITY; REMODELING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879798269     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12116     Document Type: Article

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