Magnetic resonance assessment of left atrial scar formation following a novel very high-power short-duration workflow for atrial fibrillation ablation.
Vanessa SciaccaThomas FinkHermann KöerperichLeonard BergauDenise GuckelFlemming NischikJan EcksteinMartin BraunMustapha El HamritiGuram ImnadzeMisagh PiranPhilipp SommerChristian SohnsPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
Pulmonary vein isolation following a novel vHPSD workflow resulted in short procedure duration and high acute and mid-term efficacy. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated durable and transmural PV lesions with homogeneous and contiguous scar formation.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imaging
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- left atrial appendage
- liver failure
- contrast enhanced
- electronic health record
- wound healing
- heart failure
- computed tomography
- direct oral anticoagulants
- minimally invasive
- venous thromboembolism