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The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function

In the last decade, there has been increasing evidence that comprehensive evaluation of the left atrium is of utmost importance. Numerous studies have clearly demonstrated the prognostic value of left atrial volume for long-term outcome. Furthermore, advances in catheter ablation procedures used for...

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Autores principales: Kuchynka, Petr, Podzimkova, Jana, Masek, Martin, Lambert, Lukas, Cerny, Vladimir, Danek, Barbara, Palecek, Tomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/247865
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author Kuchynka, Petr
Podzimkova, Jana
Masek, Martin
Lambert, Lukas
Cerny, Vladimir
Danek, Barbara
Palecek, Tomas
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Masek, Martin
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description In the last decade, there has been increasing evidence that comprehensive evaluation of the left atrium is of utmost importance. Numerous studies have clearly demonstrated the prognostic value of left atrial volume for long-term outcome. Furthermore, advances in catheter ablation procedures used for the treatment of drug-refractory atrial fibrillation require the need for detailed knowledge of left atrial and pulmonary venous morphology as well of atrial wall characteristics. This review article discusses the role of cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography in assessment of left atrial size, its normal and abnormal morphology, and function. Special interest is paid to the utility of these rapidly involving noninvasive imaging methods before and after atrial fibrillation ablation.
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spelling pubmed-45083862015-07-28 The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function Kuchynka, Petr Podzimkova, Jana Masek, Martin Lambert, Lukas Cerny, Vladimir Danek, Barbara Palecek, Tomas Biomed Res Int Review Article In the last decade, there has been increasing evidence that comprehensive evaluation of the left atrium is of utmost importance. Numerous studies have clearly demonstrated the prognostic value of left atrial volume for long-term outcome. Furthermore, advances in catheter ablation procedures used for the treatment of drug-refractory atrial fibrillation require the need for detailed knowledge of left atrial and pulmonary venous morphology as well of atrial wall characteristics. This review article discusses the role of cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography in assessment of left atrial size, its normal and abnormal morphology, and function. Special interest is paid to the utility of these rapidly involving noninvasive imaging methods before and after atrial fibrillation ablation. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4508386/ /pubmed/26221583 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/247865 Text en Copyright © 2015 Petr Kuchynka et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kuchynka, Petr
Podzimkova, Jana
Masek, Martin
Lambert, Lukas
Cerny, Vladimir
Danek, Barbara
Palecek, Tomas
The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function
title The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function
title_full The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function
title_fullStr The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function
title_short The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Left Atrial Anatomy, Size, and Function
title_sort role of magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac computed tomography in the assessment of left atrial anatomy, size, and function
topic Review Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/247865
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