Left atrial total emptying fraction measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging predicts low-voltage areas detected during electroanatomical mapping.
Susanne LöbePierre StellmachAngeliki DarmaSebastian HilbertIngo PaetschCosima JahnkeAndreas BollmannGerhard HindricksSimon KircherPublished 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)
Left atrial TEF and the CHA2DS2-VASc score were independently associated with the presence of LVAs found during LA electroanatomical mapping. These findings may help to improve pre-procedural prediction of pro-arrhythmogenic LVAs and to improve peri-procedural patient management.