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- Title
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: For Whom and How?
- Authors
Katritsis, Demosthenes G.
- Abstract
Catheter ablation is the treatment of choice for certain patients with drug-refractory paroxysmal or even persistent atrial fibrillation. Several techniques are used with a similar success rate of approximately 70% over 6 to 12 months of follow-up. Pulmonary vein isolation by conventional atrial or electroanatomic circumferential ablation is mainly used in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Electrogram-guided and combined approaches are also used, particularly in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, whereas new methods such as autonomic denervation are under investigation.
- Subjects
CATHETER ablation; ATRIAL fibrillation; PULMONARY veins; BLOOD vessels; CARDIAC research
- Publication
Angiology, 2008, Vol 59, p103S
- ISSN
0003-3197
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0003319708318581