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Author(s):
Marius Andronache
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Nikola Drca
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Graziana Viola
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3 years ago
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice. It is associated with increased risk of stroke and heart failure (HF), and is a significant global health challenge.1 Catheter ablation procedures, which isolate the pulmonary veins (PV) from the left atrium and prevent AF initiation, are effective and safe treatment options, and have emerged as the preferred rhythm control…
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Author(s):
Yoga Waranugraha
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Ardian Rizal
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Mohammad Saifur Rohman
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et al
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1 year ago
Author(s):
Jean-Baptiste Gourraud
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Jason G Andrade
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Laurent Macle
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et al
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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…
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Author(s):
Shinsuke Miyazaki
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Hiroshi Tada
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3 years ago
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has become an accepted therapeutic strategy for AF.1 The cryoballoon (CB) ablation system has been introduced into clinical practice as a tool for a single-shot anatomical based-PVI, and a comparable efficacy of the CB ablation to radiofrequency (RF) ablation has been demonstrated in a prospective randomised study.2–4
The recently introduced second-generation CB …
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Author(s):
Jonathan W Waks
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Mark E Josephson
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3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, is a leading cause of stroke, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite its frequency, clinical importance, and advances in technology and our knowledge of the molecular, ionic and physiological fundamentals of cardiac electrophysiology, our limited understanding of the mechanisms that initiate and…
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Author(s):
Mattias Duytschaever
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Mark O’Neill
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Martin Martinek
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3 years ago
The most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia is AF, which is associated with increased risk of stroke and heart failure, and represents a significant global health burden.1 Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the standard treatment for symptomatic, drug resistant paroxysmal and persistent AF.2 Radiofrequency (RF) ablation, the most widely used ablation technique, aims to achieve circumferential…
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Author(s):
Domenico G Della Rocca
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Sanghamitra Mohanty
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Chintan Trivedi
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et al
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3 years ago
AF is the most common sustained arrhythmia, and carries an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications. The latest estimates on the prevalence of AF portray an alarming scenario, with a steep increase in the number of people developing AF and prediction that the number affected will more than double in the next 40 years.1 Among the strategies to restore and maintain sinus…
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Author(s):
Satoshi Higa
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Li-Wei Lo
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Shih-Ann Chen
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3 years ago
Catheter ablation of AF has become an established therapy and may have the potential to cure this most commonly encountered sustained arrhythmia. Previous studies have demonstrated that pulmonary veins (PVs) are a major source of the ectopic beats that initiate AF. PV isolation in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF refractory to antiarrhythmic drugs is effective; however, it is difficult to…
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Author(s):
Shaojie Chen
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Boris Schmidt
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Stefano Bordignon
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et al
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3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained tachyarrhythmia. Catheter ablation is the most effective treatment for AF, and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of all AF ablation strategies. The use of a radiofrequency (RF) catheter in combination with a 3D electro-anatomical mapping system is the most well established approach to AF ablation. However, manipulating a RF…
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Author(s):
Raymond Pranata
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Giky Karwiky
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Mohammad Iqbal
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3 months ago