Left Atrial Isolation and Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation at End-Stage Left Atrial Fibrotic Disease

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Aug;14(8):e010011. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.010011. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Abstract

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Keywords: atrial appendage; atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; fibrosis; heart failure.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Appendage / surgery*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Fibrosis / complications
  • Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / prevention & control*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed