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Author(s): Irum D Kotadia , Steven E Williams , Mark O’Neill Added: 3 years ago
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and radio­frequency is the dominant energy source used for atrial ablation. Owing to an ageing population and the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease, the prevalence of AF, particularly in developed countries, is increasing.1,2 With increasing prevalence comes additional financial burden.3 It is paramount that AF therapy is effective in… View more
Author(s): Jorge E Romero , Ricardo Avendano , Michael Grushko , et al Added: 3 years ago
Oesophageal injury prevention has become a major concern in the field of electrophysiology since the first case of atrio–oesophageal fistula was reported as a complication of endocardial surgical radiofrequency ablation (RFA),1 with Scanavacca et al. and Pappone et al. subsequently reporting this complication in patients who underwent percutaneous pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for AF.2,3 It is… View more
Author(s): David Filgueiras-Rama , Jose L Merino Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in the clinical practice.1 The prevalence of the arrhythmia is progressively increasing in developed countries and moreover, it is expected to affect up to 12 million people only in the US by 2050.2 Antiarrhythmic drugs continue to represent the first-line of treatment in AF patients, either to restore sinus rhythm or to prevent… View more
Author(s): Jason G Andrade , Atul Verma , Laurent Macle , et al Added: 3 years ago
AF is a common chronic, progressive disease, characterised by exacerbations and remissions. Over the past 10–15 years, multiple large-scale observational studies and randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that catheter ablation is superior to anti-arrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy in maintaining sinus rhythm and improving AF-related symptoms, exercise capacity and quality of life.1–7 The… View more