Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 172-180 , May 2008

Dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: initial experience

  • Arik Wolak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Dr. Wolak and Dr. Gutstein contributed equally to this work.
    • Dr. Wolak and Dr. Gutstein are Save A Heart Foundation, Inc, fellows at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, and American Physicians Fellowship, Boston, MA.
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  • Ariel Gutstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Dr. Wolak and Dr. Gutstein contributed equally to this work.
    • Dr. Wolak and Dr. Gutstein are Save A Heart Foundation, Inc, fellows at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, and American Physicians Fellowship, Boston, MA.
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  • Victor Y. Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Yasuyuki Suzuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Louise E. Thomson, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • John Friedman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Damini Dey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Sean W. Hayes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Piotr J. Slomka, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Guido Germano, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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  • Daniel S. Berman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and Medicine, and CSMC Burns & Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 15 November 2007 ,Accepted 19 March 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

 This study was supported in part by grant 6318 from the Glazer Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, and in part by The Lincy Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00119-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.03.003

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 172-180 , May 2008

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