April 25, 2013Heart

Cardiac MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation: implications for diagnosis and therapy

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Why the study?

Does LGE-MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis improve diagnosis and therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation?

Population

Patients with atrial fibrillation

Design

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Authors

KHKoji HiguchiKagoshima University MAMehmet AkkayaRush University Medical Center NANazem AkoumElectrophysiology

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Implication

LGE-MRI may refine AF ablation risk stratification; leaves open whether fibrosis-guided strategies improve outcomes in prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Does LGE-MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis improve diagnosis and therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation?

Population

Patients with atrial fibrillation

Intervention

Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis

Outcome

Detection of atrial fibrosis and implications for AF ablation strategiessurrogate

LGE-MRI is a powerful tool for detecting atrial fibrosis, which has important implications for guiding catheter ablation strategies in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Cite This Study

Higuchi et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a764a178cd3ec459188067d https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303884

Topics

Atrial fibrillation Persistent AF management AF ablation outcomes Anticoagulation in AF

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Implication

LGE-MRI may refine AF ablation risk stratification; leaves open whether fibrosis-guided strategies improve outcomes in prospective trials.

Cardiac MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation: implications for diagnosis and therapy

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Topics

Cardiac MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation: implications for diagnosis and therapy

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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