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Myocardial Fibrosis and the Risk of Recurrence in Atrial Fibrillation
- Source :
- Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 259-262 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Sciendo, 2016.
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Abstract
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia increasing the risk of stroke and mortality from heart failure. Magnetic resonance imaging was used by several authors for assessment of atrial fibrosis and to predict the rate of recurrence following AF ablation. The aim of this manuscript was to summarize the new data in the literature regarding the role of atrial fibrosis in AF imaging and the role of cardiac fibrosis in predicting AF recurrence after radio-frequency ablation.
- Subjects :
- atrial fibrillation
cardiac mri
atrial fibrosis
catheter ablation
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25018132
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.377e12b3ac42feadecda29a22396ed
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0067