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17325578

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance and its incidence is increasing. Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is a highly successful therapy for treating AF, and its use is becoming more widespread; however, with its increasing use and evolving technique, known complications are better understood and new complications are emerging. Computed tomography (CT) of the pulmonary veins, or more correctly, the posterior left atrium (LA), has an established role in precisely defining the complex anatomy of the LA and pulmonary veins preablation and has an expanding role in identifying the myriad of possible complications postablation. The purposes of this article are: to review AF and RFCA; to discuss CT evaluation of the LA and pulmonary veins preablation; and to review the complications of RFCA focusing on the role of CT postablation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0883-5993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-76
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
CT of the pulmonary veins.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582, USA. lacomisjm@upmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review