Can an increase in the pulmonary vein volume measured by three dimensional computed tomography predict the presence of atrial fibrillation?
Masaaki KurataTaku AsanoHiroyoshi MoriHiroshi MaseSakura NagumoDaisuke WakatsukiHisa ShimojimaMio EbatoAkira MiyazakiHiroshi SuzukiPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2019)
The PV volume might be useful for predicting the presence of AF before increases in the LAD and LAVI on echocardiography.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left ventricular
- left atrial appendage
- pulmonary hypertension
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- dual energy
- coronary artery disease
- venous thromboembolism