Association of Atrial Tissue Fibrosis Identified by Delayed Enhancement MRI and Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

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Authors

Nassir Marrouche · University of Utah

David J. Wilber · University of Utah

Gerhard Hindricks · University of Utah

Pierre Jaı̈s · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux

Nazem Akoum · University of Utah

Francis E. Marchlinski · University of Utah

Eugene Kholmovski ·

Abstract

Among patients with AF undergoing catheter ablation, atrial tissue fibrosis estimated by delayed enhancement MRI was independently associated with likelihood of recurrent arrhythmia. The clinical implications of this association warrant further investigation.

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 311, Issue 5, pp. 498-498

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.3

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