Left atrial functional and structural changes associated with ablation of atrial fibrillation - Cardiac magnetic resonance study
Csécs I, Yamaguchi T, Kheirkhahan M, Czimbalmos C, Fochler F, Kholmovski E, Morris A, Kaur G, Vago H, Merkely B, Chelu M, Marrouche N, Wilson B. Left atrial functional and structural changes associated with ablation of atrial fibrillation - Cardiac magnetic resonance study. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 305: 154-160. PMID: 31874788, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingCardiac magnetic resonance studyLA-LGEPredictors of recurrenceLate gadolinium enhancementLA volumeAtrial fibrillationPredictor of arrhythmia recurrenceSuccess of AF ablationAssessment of LA functionSelection of optimal treatment strategiesSuccess of atrial fibrillationOptimal treatment strategyBaseline functional parametersAssociated with ablationMagnetic resonance imagingArrhythmia recurrenceAF ablationAF patientsAtrial functionLA functionPost-ablationUnivariate analysisTreatment strategiesRecurrence