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
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Quantification of Late Gadolinium Enhancement with Contrast-enhanced Cardiovascular MR Imaging
Harrigan CJ, Peters DC, Gibson CM, Maron BJ, Manning WJ, Maron MS, Appelbaum E. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Quantification of Late Gadolinium Enhancement with Contrast-enhanced Cardiovascular MR Imaging. Radiology 2010, 258: 128-33. PMID: 21045187, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10090526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementHypertrophic cardiomyopathyGadolinium enhancementExtent of LGEMean signal intensityCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingLGE cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingNormal remote myocardiumVisual assessmentMagnetic resonance imagingInternal Review BoardStudy patientsMean ageBland-Altman analysisLarge cohortRemote myocardiumBody weightMore weeksPatientsSignal intensityResonance imagingGadopentetate dimeglumineMore SDsMR imagingReview board