Arrhythmia recurrence after atrial fibrillation ablation: Can magnetic resonance imaging identify gaps in atrial ablation lines?

Vivek Y. Reddy; Ehud J. Schmidt; Godtfred Holmvang; Maggie Fung

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01055.x

Arrhythmia recurrence after atrial fibrillation ablation: Can magnetic resonance imaging identify gaps in atrial ablation lines?

Vivek Y. Reddy, Ehud J. Schmidt, Godtfred Holmvang, Maggie Fung

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Abstract

Arrhythmia Recurrence After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. After pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, clinical arrhythmia recurrence is often a result of vein reconnection. By selectively visualizing scarred tissue, delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging may provide for a noninvasive means to identify gaps in radiofrequency ablation lines. This report correlates three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging with invasive electroanatomical mapping in a patient with recurrent atrial arrhythmia after multiple unsuccessful ablations for atrial fibrillation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	434-437
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01055.x
State	Published - Apr 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation
Delayed enhancement
Magnetic resonance imaging
Scar

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)

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