Correlates of Arrhythmia Recurrence After Hybrid Epi- and Endocardial Radiofrequency Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation [Original Article]
Conclusions—
Our report demonstrated that the majority of patients after epicardial ablation, using bipolar radiofrequency instruments, required endocardial catheter ablation to complete the linear ablation lesions and a significant proportion of patients required spot-ablations to complete electric pulmonary vein isolation. Noninducibility of any arrhythmia after a staged hybrid procedure seemed to be the strongest correlate of long-term arrhythmia-free survival.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: www.ablace.cz. Unique identifier: cz-060520121617.
Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Bulava, A., Mokracek, A., Hanis, J., Eisenberger, M., Kurfirst, V., Dusek, L. Tags: Arrhythmias, Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Electrophysiology, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Surgery Original Article Source Type: research
More News: Arrhythmia | Atrial Fibrillation | Bipolar | Cardiology | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Clinical Trials | Heart | Mania