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Author(s): James McKinnie Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is escalating into an epidemic throughout the world with more than a million people in the US developing the disease every year. In fact, the prevalence in the US and Europe has totalled over 14 million patients and is growing at an alarming rate.1,2 Costs of managing AF are spiralling out of control with hospitalisations growing much faster than those for other… View more
Author(s): Karan Wats , Andy Kiser , Kevin Makati , et al Added: 3 years ago
AF is the most commonly encountered atrial arrhythmia in clinical practice. Restoration of normal sinus rhythm through catheter- and surgically based approaches has been increasingly used as technologies and outcomes have improved.1 Success rates for AF ablation vary greatly depending on the duration of AF (more successful for paroxysmal AF, less successful in persistent AF and even less so for… View more
Author(s): Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy Added: 2 months ago
AFSymposium 2024 — In this interview, investigator, Dr Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy (Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, US) shares the key findings from the aMAZE Continued Access Protocol (AtriCure).This study is the extension of the aMAZE Trial investigation in the form of a nested, non-randomised registry. The study looked at the LARIAT System, which percutaneously isolates and ligates the left… View more
Author(s): Charles M Pearman , Shi S Poon , Laura J Bonnett , et al Added: 3 years ago
The goal of arrhythmia eradication in AF continues to be elusive for cardiac electrophysiologists. Although endocardial radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation is more effective than pharmacological management at maintaining sinus rhythm,1 it is far from perfect, especially in patients with non-paroxysmal AF.2 In an attempt to address this, attention has turned back to the surgical ablation that… View more
Author(s): Jean-Baptiste Gourraud , Jason G Andrade , Laurent Macle , et al Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia observed in clinical practice, occurring in approximately 2 % of the general population.1–3 A progressive increase in both the prevalence and incidence of AF has been demonstrated in recent years, defining AF as a major economic and public health issue.1 The identification of sites of AF initiation and/or maintenance within… View more
Author(s): Amit J Thosani , Paul Gerczuk , Emerson Liu , et al Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide. In 2010, the prevalence of AF in the US was estimated at 5.9 million.1 The decision to pursue treatment to maintain sinus rhythm is driven by disabling symptoms related to AF; including palpitations, dyspnoea, fatigue, stroke and congestive heart failure. Percutaneous catheter-based ablation is an established therapy for… View more