Initial experience of assessing esophageal tissue injury and recovery using delayed-enhancement MRI after atrial fibrillation ablation.

Authors : Badger Troy J TJ; Adjei-Poku Yaw A YA; Burgon Nathan S NS; Kalvaitis Saul S; Shaaban Akram A; Sommers Daniel N DN; Blauer Joshua J E JJ; Fish Eric N EN; Akoum Nazem N; Haslem Thomas S TS; Kholmovski Eugene G EG; MacLeod Rob S RS; Adler Douglas G DG; Marrouche Nassir F NF;

Affiliations : Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2400, USA.

Journal : Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol   (2009)

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Evaluation of Left Atrial Lesions after Initial and Repeat Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Lessons Learned from Delayed-Enhancement MRI in Repeat Ablation Procedures.

Authors : Badger Troy J TJ; Daccarett Marcos M; Akoum Nazem W NW; Adjei-Poku Yaw A YA; Burgon Nathan S NS; Haslam Thomas S TS; Kalvaitis Saul S; Kuppahally Suman S; Vergara Gaston G; McMullen Lori L; Anderson Paul A PA; Kholmovski Eugene E; Macleod Rob S RS; Marrouche Nassir F NF;

Affiliations : University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Left Atrial Strain and Strain Rate in Patients with Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Relationship to Left Atrial Structural Remodeling Detected by Delayed Enhancement-MRI.

Authors : Kuppahally Suman S SS; Akoum Nazem N; Burgon Nathan S NS; Badger Troy J TJ; Kholmovski Eugene G EG; Vijayakumar Sathya S; Rao Swati N SN; Blauer Joshua J; Fish Eric N EN; Dibella Edward V R EV; Macleod Rob S RS; McGann Christopher C; Litwin Sheldon E SE; Marrouche Nassir F NF;

Affiliations : 1 University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT;

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Association of Left Atrial Fibrosis Detected by Delayed-Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Daccarett M; Badger TJ; Akoum N; Burgon NS; Mahnkopf C; Vergara G; Kholmovski E; McGann CJ; Parker D; Brachmann J; Macleod RS;

Affiliations : correspondence: Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche, CARMA Center, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North 1900 East, Room 4A100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132-2400 (Email: Nassir.Marrouche@hsc.utah.edu).

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2010)

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Echocardiographic left atrial reverse remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is predicted by preablation delayed enhancement of left atrium by magnetic resonance imaging

Authors : Kuppahally SS; Akoum N; Badger TJ; Burgon NS; Haslam T; Kholmovski E; Macleod R; McGann C;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT Reprint requests: Suman S. Kuppahally, MD, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2400 suman.kuppahally@hsc.utah.edu

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2010)

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Real-time magnetic resonance imaging–guided radiofrequency atrial ablation and visualization of lesion formation at 3 Tesla

Authors : Vergara GR; Vijayakumar S; Kholmovski EG; Blauer JJ; Guttman MA; Gloschat C; Payne G; Vij K; Akoum NW; Daccarett M; McGann CJ; Macleod RS;

Affiliations : Comprehensive Arrhythmia Research and Management (CARMA) Center, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche, CARMA Center, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Suite 4A100 SOM, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Evaluation of the left atrial substrate in patients with lone atrial fibrillation using delayed-enhanced MRI: Implications for disease progression and response to catheter ablation

Authors : Mahnkopf C; Badger TJ; Burgon NS; Daccarett M; Haslam TS; Badger CT; McGann CJ; Akoum N; Kholmovski E; Macleod RS;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche, CARMA Center, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North 1900 East, Room 4A100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132-2400

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Dark Regions of No-Reflow on Late Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Result in Scar Formation After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Authors : Christopher McGann, MD*; Eugene Kholmovski, PhD; Joshua Blauer, BS; Sathya Vijayakumar, MS; Thomas Haslam, BS; Joshua Cates, PhD; Edward DiBella, PhD; Nathan Burgon, BS; Brent Wilson, MD, PhD; Alton Alexander, BS; Marcel Prastawa, PhD; Marcos Daccarett, MD; Gaston Vergara, MD; Nazem Akoum, MD; Dennis Parker, PhD;

Affiliations : Dr. Christopher McGann, Cardiology Division, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 (Email: chris.mcgann@hsc.utah.edu).

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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Dark Regions of No-Reflow on Late Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Result in Scar Formation After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Authors : McGann C; Kholmovski E; Blauer J; Vijayakumar S; Haslam T; Cates J; DiBella E; Burgon N; Wilson B; Alexander A; Prastawa M; Daccarett M; Vergara G; Akoum N; Parker D; MacLeod R;

Affiliations : correspondence: Dr. Christopher McGann, Cardiology Division, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 (Email: chris.mcgann@hsc.utah.edu).

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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