Cardiovascular magnetic resonance demonstrates reversible atrial dysfunction after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 762-767

  Muellerleile, Kai ^a   Groth, Michael ^a   Steven, Daniel ^a   Hoffmann, Boris A ^a   Saring, Dennis ^a   Radunski, Ulf K ^a   Lund, Gunnar K ^a   Adam, Gerhard ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^b   Willems, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial function; atrial remodeling catheter ablation; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM DYSFUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EDEMA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PULSE WAVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIAL REMODELING CATHETER ABLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84879798681     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12125     Document Type: Article

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