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Use of Cardiac Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Case Management of Atrial Fibrillation with Catheter Ablation

  • Hee-Gone Lee (Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Jaemin Shim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Jong-il Choi (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Young-Hoon Kim (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Yu-Whan Oh (Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Sung Ho Hwang (Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital)
  • Received : 2018.11.06
  • Accepted : 2019.01.21
  • Published : 2019.05.01
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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia associated with the risk of morbidity and mortality in clinical patients. AF is considered as an arrhythmia type that develops and progresses through close connection with cardiac structural arrhythmogenic substrates. Since the introduction of catheter ablation-mediated electrical isolation of arrhythmogenic substrates, cardiac imaging indicates improved treatment outcome and prognosis with appropriate candidate selection, ablation catheter guidance, and post-ablation follow-up. Currently, cardiac computed tomography (CCT) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging are essential in the case management of AF at both pre-and post-procedural stages of catheter ablation. In this review, we discuss the roles and technical considerations of CCT and CMR imaging in the management of patients with AF undergoing catheter ablation.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2018R1D1A1A02085358).

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