Mitral regurgitation recovery and atrial reverse remodeling following pulmonary vein isolation procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation: A clinical observation proof-of-concept cardiac MRI study

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-315

  Reddy, Sahadev T ^a   Belden, William ^a   Doyle, Mark ^a   Thompson, Diane V ^a   Williams, Ronald ^a   Yamrozik, June ^a   Shah, Moneal ^a   Biederman, Robert W W ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Cardiac reverse remodeling; Mitral apparatus; Mitral regurgitation recovery; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VEINS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882289391     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-013-9784-8     Document Type: Article

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