Key result
CMR and MDCT show promise for monitoring left atrial fibrosis to guide personalized AF ablation.
Why the study?
Atrial fibrosis contributes to atrial fibrillation, and noninvasive cardiac imaging provides a promising tool to evaluate fibrosis and remodelings to tailor AF ablation.
Cardiac imaging techniques such as CMR and MDCT offer promising noninvasive methods to characterize atrial fibrosis and tailor atrial fibrillation ablation strategies.
May guide personalized AF ablation; leaves open need for prospective outcome trials.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent form of cardiac arrhythmia. It is often related to diverse pathological conditions affecting the atria and leading to remodeling processes including collagen accumulation, fatty infiltration, and amyloid deposition. All these events generate atrial fibrosis, which contribute to beget AF. In this scenario, cardiac imaging appears as a promising noninvasive tool for monitoring the presence and degree of LA fibrosis and remodeling. The aim of this review is to comprehensively examine the bench mechanisms of atrial fibrosis moving, then to describe the principal imaging techniques that characterize it, such as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and multidetector cardiac computed tomography (MDCT), in order to tailor atrial fibrillation ablation to each individual.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Sensi et al. (2021) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Cardiac imaging (CMR and MDCT) was evaluated. Cardiac imaging techniques such as CMR and MDCT are promising noninvasive tools for monitoring left atrial fibrosis and remodeling to tailor atrial fibrillation ablation to each individual.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: