U study shows MRI-based method holds promise for predicting treatment outcomes in patients with AF
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
SALT LAKE CITY - University of Utah researchers have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for predicting treatment outcomes and measuring disease progression for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a little known heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 3.5 million Americans and causes more than 66,000 deaths a year.