2013
Relationship of Ostial Pulmonary Vein Scar with Reduction in Pulmonary Vein Size after Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Cohort Study.
Hauser TH, Peters DC, Wylie MV, Lau C, Josephson ME, Manning WJ. Relationship of Ostial Pulmonary Vein Scar with Reduction in Pulmonary Vein Size after Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Cohort Study. Journal Of Atrial Fibrillation And Electrophysiology 2013, 5: 788. PMID: 28496832, PMCID: PMC5153178, DOI: 10.4022/jafib.788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary veinsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceRF ablationAtrial fibrillationPV diameterCross-sectional areaLate gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonanceEnhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonancePulmonary vein sizeObservational cohort studyTreatment of AFRadiofrequency ablation proceduresAF ablationCohort studyPV ostiaHighest quartileStudy cohortConsecutive subjectsRadiofrequency ablationLeft atriumAblation proceduresVein sizeLGE scarGreater reductionScar volume
2009
Relationship of ostial pulmonary vein scar with reduction in pulmonary vein size after atrial fibrillation ablation
Hauser T, Peters D, Wylie J, Lau C, Josephson M, Manning W. Relationship of ostial pulmonary vein scar with reduction in pulmonary vein size after atrial fibrillation ablation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11: o73. PMCID: PMC7860763, DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-11-s1-o73.Peer-Reviewed Original Research