Left atrial fibrosis progression detected by LGE-MRI after ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Mobin KheirkhahanAlex BaherMatin GoldoozEugene G KholmovskiAlan K MorrisIbolya CsecsMihail G CheluBrent D WilsonNassir F MarrouchePublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2021)
NF formation postablation of AF is a novel marker of long-term procedural outcome. Extensive NF is associated with significantly higher risk of atrial arrhythmia recurrence.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- signaling pathway
- lps induced
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- pi k akt
- nuclear factor
- direct oral anticoagulants
- magnetic resonance imaging
- oxidative stress
- heart failure
- contrast enhanced
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- inflammatory response
- toll like receptor
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- free survival
- cell proliferation