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Estimating Bilateral Atrial Function by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: July 20, 2022
MRI use for atrial tissue characterization in arrhythmias and for EP procedure guidance
Ehud J Schmidt1, Henry R Halperin2
1Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. eschmi17@jhu.edu.
Abstract:
We review the utilization of magnetic resonance imaging methods for classifying atrial tissue properties that act as a substrate for common cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation. We then review state-of-the-art methods for mapping this substrate as a predicate for treatment, as well as methods used to ablate the electrical pathways that cause arrhythmia and restore patients to sinus rhythm.
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