Left Atrial Flow Stasis in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Using 4D-Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with systemic thrombo-embolism and stroke events, which do not appear significantly reduced following successful pulmonary vein (PV) ablation. Prior studies supported that thrombus formation is associated with left atrial (LA) flow alterations, particularly flo...

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Main Authors: Hana Sheitt, Hansuk Kim, Stephen Wilton, James A White, Julio Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5432