Blanking period after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation guided by ablation lesion maturation based on serial MR imaging.
Kennosuke YamashitaEugene KwanRoya KamaliElyar GhafooriBenjamin A SteinbergRob S MacLeodDerek J DosdallRavi RanjanPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)
On the basis of serial MRI, atrial ablation lesions are often fully mature before the typical 90-day blanking period, which could support more timely clinical decision making for arrhythmia recurrence.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- contrast enhanced
- decision making
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- magnetic resonance imaging
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance
- free survival
- computed tomography
- coronary artery disease