Damage assessment after ablation - Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance

[摘要] As the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation (AF) is the primary cause of many hospital admissions (1), and is associated with significant secondary morbidity by increasing the risk of stroke (2), heart failure (3), and all-cause mortality (4). The incidence of AF is on the rise, and it is projected that by the year 2050 more than 10 million patients will be affected by AF in the U. S. alone (5). Antiarrhythmic medications have limited success in maintaining sinus rhythm, are associated with side effects, and seem to be ineffective at reducing mortality compared with a strategy of rate control and anticoagulation (6).

[发布日期] 2008-10-07

[关键词] magnetic resonance imaging;MRI;atrial fibrillation;ablation