English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia managed in clinical practice. Its incidence remains relatively low until around the seventh decade of life, but thereafter, the incidence increases exponentially. The overall prevalence of AF ranges between 1–2% in the general population. However, its prevalence is expected to double in the next 50 years because of the prolongation of life [1-3]. AF has been shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortalities that primarily occur as a result of two complications: stroke and heart failure [4-10]. Aging, hypertension, body mass index, structural heart disease, heart failure, and pulmonary disease are recognized clinical risk factors for the development of AF [11]. Advances in cardiovascular imaging, including echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography (CT), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), have provided novel insights into the pathogenesis, prediction, and natural history of AF [12,13]. Pulmonary vein (PV) cardiomyocyte sleeve is the most common trigger initiation point of AF, and its ablation is one effective method to treat AF. Cardiovascular imaging has become an integral part of the pre-procedural assessment, procedural management, and follow-up of patients undergoing catheter-based left atrium (LA) ablation [14,15]. Herein, we review current evidence pertaining to the utility of advanced imaging modalities in AF.

The Role of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation