ArticleHeart rhythm2019
Voltage during atrial fibrillation is superior to voltage during sinus rhythm in localizing areas of delayed enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging: An assessment of the posterior left atrium in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
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- High-density mapping guided the modified box and driver ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a retrospective single-center study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Comparative cardiac electrophysiological analysis between sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation: The correlation of left atrial low-voltage substrate of sex and rhythm.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
- Atrial fibrillation substrate mapping with emphasis on voltage-based guidance.World journal of cardiology · 2025Review
- Left atrial wall shear stress correlates with fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation.Nature cardiovascular research · 2025Observational
- Quantification of atrial cardiomyopathy disease severity by electroanatomic voltage mapping and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- Atrial Cardiomyopathy: From Diagnosis to Treatment.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- The relative voltage index: a novel tailored method to identify left atrial low voltage areas in non-paroxysmal AF.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Predictors of Improvement in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Catheter Ablation: Systematic Review.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2025Review
- Effect of Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Left Atrial Wall Isolation Plus Selective CFAE Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation based on atrial electrogram duration map: methodology and clinical outcomes from the AEDUM pilot study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- Comparison of voltages between atria: differences in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- Left atrial volume affects the correlation of voltage map with magnetic resonance imaging.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- The spatiotemporal electrogram dispersion ablation targeting rotors is more effective for elderly patients than non-elderly population.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
- Low voltage-guided ablation of posterior wall improves 5-year arrhythmia-free survival in persistent atrial fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2022Article
- Correlation between Cardiac MRI and Voltage Mapping in Evaluating Atrial Fibrosis: A Systematic Review.Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging · 2022Article
- From Left Atrial Dimension to Curved M-Mode Speckle-Tracking Images: Role of Echocardiography in Evaluating Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Evaluation of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation patients with three different methods.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Characterization of persistent atrial fibrillation with non-contact charge density mapping and relationship to voltage.Journal of arrhythmia · 2022Article
- The Atrium in Atrial Fibrillation - A Clinical Review on How to Manage Atrial Fibrotic Substrates.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Structural Remodeling and Rotational Activity in Persistent/Long-Lasting Atrial Fibrillation: Gender-Effect Differences and Impact on Post-ablation Outcome.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
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23 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Norman A QureshiImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Steven J KimAbbott Medical Inc, St Paul, Minnesota.
Chris D CantwellImperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Valtino X AfonsoAbbott Medical Inc, St Paul, Minnesota.
Wenjia BaiImperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Rheeda L AliImperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Matt J Shun-ShinImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Louisa C Malcolme-LawesImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Vishal LutherImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Kevin M W LeongImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Elaine LimImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Ian WrightImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Szabi NagyImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Sajad HayatImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Fu Siong NgImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Michael Koa WingImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Nick W F LintonImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
David C LefroyImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Zachary I WhinnettImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
D Wyn DaviesImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Prapa KanagaratnamImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Nicholas S PetersImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Phang Boon LimImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: p.b.lim@imperial.ac.uk.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · GBImperial College London · GBAbbott (United States) · US
Funding
British Heart Foundation FS/13/44/30291British Heart Foundation FS/14/46/30907British Heart Foundation FS/15/25/31423British Heart Foundation PG/16/17/32069British Heart Foundation RG/10/11/28457British Heart Foundation RG/16/3/32175Medical Research Council MC_PC_12015Wellcome Trust
Abstract
backgroundBipolar electrogram voltage during sinus rhythm (V
objectiveThe purpose of this study was determine whether, given adequate temporal sampling, the spatial distribution of mean AF voltage (V
methodsAF was mapped (8 seconds) during index ablation for persistent AF (20 patients) using a 20-pole catheter (660 ± 28 points/map). After cardioversion, V
resultsThe time course of V
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Atrial FibrillationHeart AtriaCatheter AblationCorrelation of DataElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleFibrosisHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedAtrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillation voltageAtrial fibrosisMagnetic resonance imaging
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