Neuropsychological effects of MRI-detected brain lesions after left atrial catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Long-term results of the MACPAF study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 843-850

  Herm, Juliane ^a   Fiebach, Jochen B ^a   Koch, Lydia ^a   Kopp, Ute A ^a   Kunze, Claudia ^a   Wollboldt, Christian ^a   Brunecker, Peter ^a   Schultheiss, Heinz Peter ^a   Schirdewan, Alexander ^a   Endres, Matthias ^a   Haeusler, Karl Georg ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Cognition; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCAR; SHORT TERM MEMORY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; PROCEDURES;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COGNITION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STROKE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84891499210     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000174     Document Type: Article

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