Left Atrial Passive Emptying Function Determined by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Predicts Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Pulmonary Vein Isolation | Zendy

John A. Dodson | Zendy; Tomas G. Neilan | Zendy; Ravi V. Shah | Zendy; Hoshang Farhad | Zendy; Ron Blankstein | Zendy; Michael L. Steigner | Zendy; Gregory F. Michaud | Zendy; Roy M. John | Zendy; Siddique Abbasi | Zendy; Michael JeroschHerold | Zendy; Raymond Y. Kwong | Zendy

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Left Atrial Passive Emptying Function Determined by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Predicts Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Author(s) -

John A. Dodson,

Tomas G. Neilan,

Ravi V. Shah,

Hoshang Farhad,

Ron Blankstein,

Michael L. Steigner,

Gregory F. Michaud,

Roy M. John,

Siddique Abbasi,

Michael JeroschHerold,

Raymond Y. Kwong

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.113.001472

Subject(s) - pulmonary vein , atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiology , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , magnetic resonance imaging , confidence interval , radiology

Although pulmonary vein isolation has become a mainstream therapy for selected patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), late recurrent AF is common and its risk factors remain poorly defined. The purpose of our study was to test the hypothesis that reduced left atrial passive emptying function (LAPEF) as determined by cardiac magnetic resonance has a strong association with late recurrent AF after pulmonary vein isolation.

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