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. 2016 Apr;17(4):355-83.
doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev354. Epub 2016 Feb 9.

EACVI/EHRA Expert Consensus Document on the role of multi-modality imaging for the evaluation of patients with atrial fibrillation

Erwan Donal  1 , Gregory Y H Lip  2 , Maurizio Galderisi  3 , Andreas Goette  4 , Dipen Shah  5 , Mohamed Marwan  6 , Mathieu Lederlin  7 , Sergio Mondillo  3 , Thor Edvardsen  8 , Marta Sitges  9 , Julia Grapsa  10 , Madalina Garbi  11 , Roxy Senior  12 , Alessia Gimelli  13 , Tatjana S Potpara  14 , Isabelle C Van Gelder  15 , Bulent Gorenek  16 , Philippe Mabo  17 , Patrizio Lancellotti  18 , Karl-Heinz Kuck  19 , Bogdan A Popescu  20 , Gerhard Hindricks  21 , Gilbert Habib  22 , Nuno M Cardim, Bernard Cosyns, Victoria Delgado, Kristina H Haugaa, Denisa Muraru, Koen Nieman, Giuseppe Boriani, Ariel Cohen
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EACVI/EHRA Expert Consensus Document on the role of multi-modality imaging for the evaluation of patients with atrial fibrillation

Erwan Donal et al. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Apr.
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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.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac imaging; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Computed tomography; Doppler echocardiography; Pathophysiology.

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