2013
Aortic injury is common following pulmonary vein isolation
Tung P, Hong SN, Chan RH, Peters DC, Hauser TH, Manning WJ, Josephson ME. Aortic injury is common following pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm 2013, 10: 653-658. PMID: 23318348, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein isolationVein isolationAortic blood poolPercent of patientsNumber of patientsCardiac magnetic resonanceLate gadolinium enhancementSignificant increaseAortic injuryEsophageal injuryAortic enhancementMediastinal structuresGadolinium enhancementPatientsControl groupAortaClinical implicationsHyperenhancementMean signal intensityBlood poolLGELatter groupLA enhancementInjuryLarger LA
2010
Late Gadolinium Enhancement of the Esophagus is Common on Cardiac MR Several Months after Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Preliminary Observations
MENG J, PETERS DC, HSING JM, CHUANG ML, CHAN J, FISH A, JOSEPHSON ME, MANNING WJ. Late Gadolinium Enhancement of the Esophagus is Common on Cardiac MR Several Months after Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Preliminary Observations. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2010, 33: 661-666. PMID: 20059713, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02671.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein isolationCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingAtrial fibrillationVein isolationLGE-CMRPost-pulmonary vein isolationLate gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingEnhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingFrequent imaging findingsLeft atrium cavityLate gadolinium enhancementMagnetic resonance imagingEsophageal positionImaging findingsEsophageal locationGadolinium enhancementHyperenhancementNoninvasive assessmentVertebral bodyResonance imagingClinical implicationsAblation siteLonger ablation timePatientsCardiac MR