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 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
2008
Left atrial function and scar after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Wylie JV, Peters DC, Essebag V, Manning WJ, Josephson ME, Hauser TH. Left atrial function and scar after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2008, 5: 656-662. PMID: 18452866, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial systolic functionLA ejection fractionAtrial fibrillationCatheter ablationEjection fractionRadiofrequency ablationLeft atriumAF ablationSystolic functionLA functionCircumferential pulmonary vein isolationMaximum RA volumeRA ejection fractionCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingPulmonary vein isolationLA scarPersistent atrial fibrillationMaximum LA volumeCine CMR imagingScar volumeMagnetic resonance imagingThromboembolic riskAtrial functionVein isolationConsecutive patients