Cardiac MRI and Fibrosis Quantification.
Card Electrophysiol Clin
; 11(3): 537-549, 2019 09.
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ABSTRACT
Left atrial fibrosis plays an important role in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation. Left atrial ablation is an effective and increasingly used strategy to restore and maintain sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI and custom image analysis software have been used to visualize and quantify preablation atrial fibrosis and postablation scar and new fibrosis formation. This article reviews technical aspects of imaging atrial fibrosis/scar by LGE-MRI; use of atrial fibrosis and scar in predicting outcomes; applications of LGE-MRI to assess ablation lesions and optimize ablation parameters while avoiding collateral damage.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fibrilação Atrial
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Técnicas de Imagem Cardíaca
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Coração
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Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Card Electrophysiol Clin
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos