MRI Evaluation of Radiofrequency, Cryothermal, and Laser Left Atrial Lesion Formation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology2015Vol. 38(11), pp. 1317–1324
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Irfan M. Khurram, John N. Catanzaro, Stefan L. Zimmerman, Vadim Zipunnikov, Ronald D. Berger, Alan Cheng, Sunil Sinha, Jane Dewire, Joseph E. Marine, David Spragg, Hiroshi Ashikaga, Henry Halperin, Hugh Calkins, Saman Nazarian
Abstract
Radiofrequency, Cryo, and laser ablation result in increased LGE extent and intensity at 24 hours and 3 months postablation. No statistically significant difference was noted in the extent of fibrosis induced by any modality.
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