Current Ablation Strategies for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Joint Authors
Letsas, Konstantinos P.
Charalampous, Charalampos
Sideris, Antonios
Efremidis, Michael
Tsikrikas, Spyros
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of cardiac and overall mortality.
Restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm is of paramount importance if it can be accomplished without the use of antiarrhythmic drugs.
Catheter ablation has evolved into a well-established treatment option for patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory AF.
Ablation strategies which target the pulmonary veins are the cornerstone of AF ablation procedures, irrespective of the AF type.
Ablation strategies in the setting of persistent and long-standing persistent AF are more complex.
Many centers follow a stepwise ablation approach including pulmonary vein antral isolation as the initial step, electrogram-based ablation at sites exhibiting complex fractionated atrial electrograms, and linear lesions.
Up to now, no single strategy is uniformly effective in patients with persistent and long-standing persistent AF.
The present study reviewed the efficacy of the current ablation strategies for persistent and long-standing persistent AF.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Letsas, Konstantinos P.& Efremidis, Michael& Charalampous, Charalampos& Tsikrikas, Spyros& Sideris, Antonios. 2011. Current Ablation Strategies for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467277
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Letsas, Konstantinos P.…[et al.]. Current Ablation Strategies for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Letsas, Konstantinos P.& Efremidis, Michael& Charalampous, Charalampos& Tsikrikas, Spyros& Sideris, Antonios. Current Ablation Strategies for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467277
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467277