First-in-Man Analysis of the Relationship Between Electrical Rotors From Noninvasive Panoramic Mapping and Atrial Fibrosis From Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation [Original Articles]

Conclusions— This is the first study demonstrating that the presence of rotors based on NEEES analysis is not directly associated with the extent and anatomic location of LGE signal intensity from CMR. Further studies evaluating the relationship between rotors and fibrosis in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation are mandatory and may inform strategies to improve ablation outcome.

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Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - August 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sohns, C., Lemes, C., Metzner, A., Fink, T., Chmelevsky, M., Maurer, T., Budanova, M., Solntsev, V., Schulze, W. H. W., Staab, W., Mathew, S., Heeger, C., Reissmann, B., Kholmovski, E., Kivelitz, D., Ouyang, F., Kuck, K.-H. Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Atrial Fibrillation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Original Articles Source Type: research