Magnetic resonance imaging-guided cryoballoon ablation for left atrial substrate modification in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Bettina KirsteinAlan MorrisAlex BaherIbolya Csecs Mobin KheirkhahanGagandeep KaurEugene G KholmovskiNassir F Marrouche

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)

LA substrate modification in addition to PVI using LGE-MRI-guided CBA is feasible but still experimental. The efficacy and safety have to be investigated in a prospective randomized trial.

Keyphrases

left atrial
catheter ablation
magnetic resonance imaging
atrial fibrillation

contrast enhanced
mitral valve
left ventricular
radiofrequency ablation

left atrial appendage
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
amino acid

atomic force microscopy
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry