Prone-position computed tomography in the late phase for detecting intracardiac thrombi in the left atrial appendage before catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Rena NakamuraAtsuhito OdaShinichi TachibanaKoji SudoTakatoshi ShigetaYuichiro SagawaManabu KurabayashiMasahiko GoyaKaoru OkishigeTetsuo SasanoYasuteru YamauchiPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
Late-pCT is a valuable tool for the assessment of intracardiac thrombi and LAA dysfunction in patients with persistent or long-standing persistent AF before CA.
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- computed tomography
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- oxidative stress
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- clinical evaluation
- image quality