Increased epicardial fat is independently associated with the presence and chronicity of atrial fibrillation and radiofrequency ablation outcome

European Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2298-2309

  Stojanovska, Jadranka ^a   Kazerooni, Ella A ^a   Sinno, Mohamad ^b   Gross, Barry H ^a   Watcharotone, Kuanwong ^a   Patel, Smita ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a   Oral, Hakan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Epicardial fat volume; Intrathoracic fat volume; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY FAT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHRONICITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPICARDIUM FAT; FAT MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937640369     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3643-1     Document Type: Article

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