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