Visualization of intensive atrial inflammation and fibrosis after cryoballoon ablation: PET/MRI and LGE-MRI analysis.

Kunihiko KiuchiKoji FukuzawaMunenobu NogamiYoshiaki WatanabeMitsuru TakamiYu IzawaNoriyuki NegiKatsusuke KyotaniShumpei MoriKen-Ichi Hirata

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)

The atrial inflammation after CBA could be detected by PET/MRI. CBA-induced atrial inflammation was strongly associated with consequent lesion maturation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
oxidative stress
contrast enhanced
catheter ablation
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
left atrial
diffusion weighted imaging
diabetic rats
pet ct
magnetic resonance
high glucose
pet imaging
left ventricular
drug induced