Pulmonary vein anatomy variants as a biomarker of atrial fibrillation - CT angiography evaluation.
M SkowerskiI Wozniak-SkowerskaA HoffmannS NowakAndrzej KułachM SosnowskiA M Wnuk-WojnarK Mizia-StecPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2018)
The anomalies of pulmonary vein anatomy occurred more often in pts. with AF. They can be defined as an image biomarkers of atrial fibrillation. Right additional (middle) pulmonary vein was the most important anomaly detected in AF patients as well as enlargered diameters of the LA and PV ostia.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported