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