A Tailored Approach to Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- 18 April 2006
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 113 (15) , 1824-1831
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.105.601898
Abstract
Background— Because the genesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) is multifactorial and variable, an ablation strategy that involves pulmonary vein isolation and/or a particular set of ablation lines may not be equally effective or efficient in all patients with AF. A tailored strategy that targets initiators and drivers of AF is a possible alternative to a standardized lesion set.Keywords
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