Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis of the relationship between contact force and left atrial scar formation after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 138-145

  Sohns, Christian ^a,b   Karim, Rashed ^a   Harrison, James ^a   Arujuna, Aruna ^a   Linton, Nick ^a   Sennett, Richard ^a   Lambert, Hendrik ^c   Leo, Giovanni ^c   Williams, Steven ^a   Razavi, Reza ^a   Wright, Matt ^a   Schaeffter, Tobias ^a   O'Neill, Mark ^a   Rhode, Kawal ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Endosense SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; contact force; left atrium; magnetic resonance imaging; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEVICES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894056089     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12298     Document Type: Article

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