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
2009
Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Correlates With the Extent of Post-Procedural Late Gadolinium Enhancement A Pilot Study
Peters DC, Wylie JV, Hauser TH, Nezafat R, Han Y, Woo JJ, Taclas J, Kissinger KV, Goddu B, Josephson ME, Manning WJ. Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Correlates With the Extent of Post-Procedural Late Gadolinium Enhancement A Pilot Study. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2009, 2: 308-316. PMID: 19356576, PMCID: PMC2703450, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAtrial FibrillationCatheter AblationCicatrixContrast MediaFemaleGadolinium DTPAHeart AtriaHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsPulmonary VeinsRecurrenceRisk AssessmentTime FactorsTreatment FailureConceptsRight inferior pulmonary veinCardiac magnetic resonanceLGE cardiac magnetic resonanceRF ablation proceduresPulmonary veinsAF recurrenceAblation proceduresPV isolationLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE) CMRAtrial fibrillation correlatesBidirectional conduction blockAtrial fibrillation patientsInferior pulmonary veinExtent of scarringRadiofrequency ablation lesionsExtent of scarA Pilot StudyFirst yearRecurrent AFThirteen patientsFibrillation patientsParoxysmal AFPV ostiaProcedural successAtrial scarring
2005
Pulmonary vein imaging: comparison of 3D magnetic resonance angiography with 2D cine MRI for characterizing anatomy and size.
Syed MA, Peters DC, Rashid H, Arai AE. Pulmonary vein imaging: comparison of 3D magnetic resonance angiography with 2D cine MRI for characterizing anatomy and size. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2005, 7: 355-60. PMID: 15881514, DOI: 10.1081/jcmr-200053458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein ostial diametersMagnetic resonance angiographyPulmonary veinsCine CMROstial diameterNormal volunteersResonance angiographyAtrial fibrillation ablation proceduresAtrial fibrillation patientsPulmonary vein diameterCardiac magnetic resonanceCine cardiac magnetic resonanceThree-dimensional magnetic resonance angiographyContrast-enhanced 3D MRAFibrillation patientsAtrial fibrillationVein diameterAblation proceduresAnatomical depictionPatientsT scannerAngiographyCine MRICMRVein