Association of Atrial Tissue Fibrosis Identified by Delayed Enhancement MRI and Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation
Author(s) -
Nassir Marrouche,
David J. Wilber,
Gerhard Hindricks,
Pierre Jaı̈s,
Nazem Akoum,
Francis E. Marchlinski,
Eugene Kholmovski,
Nathan Burgon,
Nan Hu,
Lluı́s Mont,
Thomas Deneke,
Mattias Duytschaever,
Thomas Neumann,
Moussa Mansour,
Christian Mahnkopf,
Bengt Herweg,
Emile G. Daoud,
Erik Wißner,
Paul M. Bansmann,
Johannes Brachmann
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2014.3
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , catheter ablation , ablation , fibrosis , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , prospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , paleontology , biology
Left atrial fibrosis is prominent in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Extensive atrial tissue fibrosis identified by delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been associated with poor outcomes of AF catheter ablation.
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