Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone Versus Additional Linear Ablation in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Converted to Paroxysmal Type With Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Study [Original Articles]

Conclusions— CPVI alone is an effective rhythm control strategy with a shorter procedure time in persistent AF patients converted to paroxysmal AF compared with CPVI with linear ablation. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02176616.

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Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - June 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yu, H. T., Shim, J., Park, J., Kim, I.-S., Kim, T.-H., Uhm, J.-S., Joung, B., Lee, M.-H., Kim, Y.-H., Pak, H.-N. Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Original Articles Source Type: research