Left atrial mechanics predict the success of pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-62

  Spethmann, Sebastian ^a,b   Stüer, Katharina ^a   Diaz, Ivan ^a   Althoff, Till ^a   Hewing, Bernd ^a   Baumann, Gert ^a   Dreger, Henryk ^a   Knebel, Fabian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D strain; Atrial fibrillation; Left atrium mechanics; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM RESERVOIR; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; ATRIAL REMODELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84903387277     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-014-9876-0     Document Type: Article

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