| Literature DB >> 26864186 |
Erwan Donal1, Gregory Y H Lip2, Maurizio Galderisi3, Andreas Goette4, Dipen Shah5, Mohamed Marwan6, Mathieu Lederlin7, Sergio Mondillo3, Thor Edvardsen8, Marta Sitges9, Julia Grapsa10, Madalina Garbi11, Roxy Senior12, Alessia Gimelli13, Tatjana S Potpara14, Isabelle C Van Gelder15, Bulent Gorenek16, Philippe Mabo17, Patrizio Lancellotti18, Karl-Heinz Kuck19, Bogdan A Popescu20, Gerhard Hindricks21, Gilbert Habib22, Nuno M Cardim, Bernard Cosyns, Victoria Delgado, Kristina H Haugaa, Denisa Muraru, Koen Nieman, Giuseppe Boriani, Ariel Cohen.
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest cardiac rhythm disorder. Evaluation of patients with AF requires an electrocardiogram, but imaging techniques should be considered for defining management and driving treatment. The present document is an expert consensus from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the European Heart Rhythm Association. The clinical value of echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), computed tomography (CT), and nuclear imaging in AF patients are challenged. Left atrial (LA) volume and strain in echocardiography as well as assessment of LA fibrosis in CMR are discussed. The value of CT, especially in planning interventions, is highlighted. Fourteen consensus statements have been reached. These may serve as a guide for both imagers and electrophysiologists for best selecting the imaging technique and for best interpreting its results in AF patients. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.Entities:
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac imaging; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Computed tomography; Doppler echocardiography; Pathophysiology
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Year: 2016 PMID： 26864186 DOI： 10.1093/ehjci/jev354
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging ISSN： 2047-2404 Impact factor: 6.875