The impact of the atrial wall thickness in normal/mild late-gadolinium enhancement areas on atrial fibrillation rotors in persistent atrial fibrillation patients.
Toshihiro NakamuraKunihiko KiuchiKoji FukuzawaMitsuru TakamiYoshiaki WatanabeYu IzawaMakoto TakemotoJun SakaiAtsusuke YatomiYusuke SonodaHiroyuki TakaharaKazutaka NakasoneKyoko YamamotoYuya SuzukiKen-Ichi TaniNoriyuki NegiAtsushi KonoTakashi AshiharaKen-Ichi HirataPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2022)
The location of AF drivers in normal/mild LGE areas might be more accurately identified by evaluating AWT.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- prognostic factors
- optical coherence tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- venous thromboembolism
- coronary artery disease
- contrast enhanced
- mitral valve