Myocardial Fibrosis and the Risk of Recurrence in Atrial Fibrillation

István Kovács; András Mester; Lehel Bordi; Alexandra Stănescu; Sebastian Condrea; Monica Chiţu; Annabell Benedek; Imre Benedek

doi:10.1515/jim-2016-0067

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Myocardial Fibrosis and the Risk of Recurrence in Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

Volume 1 (2016): Issue 3 (December 2016)

By: István Kovács, András Mester, Lehel Bordi, Alexandra Stănescu, Sebastian Condrea, Monica Chiţu, Annabell Benedek and Imre Benedek

Open Access

|Dec 2016

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent cardiac arrhythmia increasing the risk of stroke and mortality from heart failure. Magnetic resonance imaging was used by several authors for assessment of atrial fibrosis and to predict the rate of recurrence following AF ablation. The aim of this manuscript was to summarize the new data in the literature regarding the role of atrial fibrosis in AF imaging and the role of cardiac fibrosis in predicting AF recurrence after radio-frequency ablation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0067 | Journal eISSN: 2501-8132 | Journal ISSN: 2501-5974

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Language: English

Page range: 259 - 262

Submitted on: Oct 13, 2016

Accepted on: Nov 8, 2016

Published on: Dec 30, 2016

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