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- Title
Prevalence of pulmonary vein disconnection after anatomical ablation for atrial fibrillation: consequences of wide atrial encircling of the pulmonary veins.
- Authors
Hocini, Mélèze; Sanders, Prashanthan; Jaïs, Pierre; Hsu, Li-Fern; Weerasoriya, Rukshen; Scavée, Christophe; Takahashi, Yoshihide; Rotter, Martin; Raybaud, Florence; Macle, Laurent; Clémenty, Jacques; Haïssaguerre, Michel
- Abstract
Aims Anatomical and wide atrial encircling of the pulmonary veins (PVs) has been proposed as a cure of atrial fibrillation (AF). We evaluated the acute achievement of electrical PV isolation using this approach. In addition, the consequences of wide encircling of the PVs with isolation were assessed.
- Publication
European Heart Journal, 2005, Vol 26, Issue 7, p696
- ISSN
0195-668X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehi096