Evaluation of Left Atrial Appendage Isolation Using Cardiac MRI after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Paradox of Appendage Reservoir.
Hyungjoon ChoYongwon ChoJaemin ShimJong-Il ChoiYoung Hoon KimYu Whan OhSung Ho HwangPublished in: Korean journal of radiology (2020)
LAA emptying in SP may be a critical characteristic of LAA isolation, and it may adversely affect the LAEF after catheter ablation of AF.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- contrast enhanced
- left ventricular
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- venous thromboembolism
- coronary artery disease
- water quality