Diffuse ventricular fibrosis measured by T1 mapping on cardiac MRI predicts success of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 834-840

  McLellan, Alex J A ^a,b,c,d   Ling, Liang Han ^a,b,c,d   Azzopardi, Sonia ^a,b   Ellims, Andris H ^a,b   Iles, Leah M ^a,b   Sellenger, Michael A ^a   Morton, Joseph B ^c,d   Kalman, Jonathan M ^c,d   Taylor, Andrew J ^a,b   Kistler, Peter M ^a,b,c,d  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE VENTRICULAR FIBROSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAXATION TIME; REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84920643704     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.114.001479     Document Type: Review

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