. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2008 Sep 7;5(12):1645–1650. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.010

Table 1.

Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria

Age > 18 years

Sinus rhythm during CT scan

Multiphase reconstruction available

All four pulmonary veins visible on multiphase reconstruction

Multiphase image quality sufficient to allow measurement of pulmonary vein dimensions

Exclusion criteria

Structural heart disease

Anomalies of pulmonary vein anatomy (e.g. common PV ostia or accessory PVs)

Previous radiofrequency ablation of the atria

Past history of atrial or ventricular arrhythmia