Is there an association between left atrial outpouching structures and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation?
Erkan CelikNils Große HokampLukas GoertzWolfgang FehskeDinh Quang NguyenLutz LichtenbergRobert Peter ReimerDavid MaintzChristoph DüberTobias AchenbachPublished in: PloS one (2022)
LAD, LSSP and MRPV were common findings on pre-procedural cardiac computed tomography. LADs were revealed as potential independent risk factor of rAF, which might be considered for treatment planning and post-treatment observation.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- left atrial appendage
- mitral valve
- oral anticoagulants
- risk factors
- high resolution
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- human health
- free survival
- acute coronary syndrome
- pet ct
- risk assessment
- climate change