PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Akoum, Nazem W.
TI  - DECAAF
DP  - 2015 Aug 02
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 9--10
VI  - 15
IP  - 12
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/12/9.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/12/9.full
AB  - Data from a cohort study of the DECAAF trial demonstrate that late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging is a useful technique for identifying left atrial scarring following ablation of atrial fibrillation. Of 3 different ablation techniques, cryoablation produces more scarring than does point-by-point and multipolar RF ablation. Neither overall scar nor complete pulmonary vein encirclement was a significant predictor of arrhythmia recurrence.