Cardiac magnetic resonance and electroanatomical mapping of acute and chronic atrial ablation injury: A histological validation study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 1486-1495

  Harrison, James L ^a,b   Jensen, Henrik K ^c   Peel, Sarah A ^a   Chiribiri, Amedeo ^a,b   Grondal, Anne K ^c   Bloch, Lars O ^c   Pedersen, Steen F ^c   Bentzon, Jacob F ^c,d   Kolbitsch, Christoph ^a   Karim, Rashed ^a   Williams, Steven E ^a,b   Linton, Nick W ^a,b   Rhode, Kawal S ^a   Gill, Jaswinder ^a,b   Cooklin, Michael ^b   Rinaldi, C A ^a,b   Wright, Matthew ^a,b   Kim, Won Y ^c   Schaeffter, Tobias ^a   Razavi, Reza S ^a   O'Neill, Mark D ^a,b   more..

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Electroanatomical mapping; Histology; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBUTROL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; VALIDATION STUDY; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CARDIAC IMAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HEART ATRIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MINIPIG; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 84901411413     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht560     Document Type: Article

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