Hyperintense Brain Lesions in Asymptomatic Low Risk Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Isolation.
Joanna WieczorekKatarzyna Mizia-StecAnetta Lasek-BalPiotr WieczorekIwona Woźniak-SkowerskaAnna M Wnuk-WojnarKrzysztof SzydłoPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
The presence and severity of cerebral microembolism are associated with age, higher CHA2DS2-Vasc score and the coexistence of PFO and CAD. PVI-RF procedure and its efficacy does not influence on MRI lesions. In this population, cerebral microembolism is not related to cognitive impairment.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- cognitive impairment
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- left atrial
- cerebral ischemia
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- resting state
- brain injury
- minimally invasive
- cerebral blood flow
- diffusion weighted imaging
- blood brain barrier
- functional connectivity
- ultrasound guided
- venous thromboembolism
- multiple sclerosis