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Presence of sinus rhythm at time of ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation is associated with improved long-term arrhythmia outcomes
BackgroundAdverse structural and electrical remodeling underlie persistent atrial fibrillation (PersAF). Restoration of sinus rhythm (SR) prior to...
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Predictors of atrial fibrillation after embolic stroke of undetermined source in patients with implantable loop recorders
BackgroundIn patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), underlying subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) is often suspected. Previous...
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in Korea: results from the Korean Heart Rhythm Society Ablation Registry for Atrial Fibrillation (KARA)
BackgroundThis study aims to investigate the current status of AF (atrial fibrillation) catheter ablation in Korea.
MethodsThe patients who...
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Timing of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation to prevent atrial fibrillation recurrence
BackgroundThe aims of this analysis were: to evaluate the impact of timing of ablation on the rate of atrial arrhythmias recurrence, verify if the...
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Treatment with catheter ablation for patients with arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy caused by atrial fibrillation promises a good prognosis
Clinical outcomes after catheter ablation in patients with reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) remain...
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Contact force sensing manual catheter versus remote magnetic navigation ablation of atrial fibrillation: a single-center comparison
BackgroundData comparing remote magnetic catheter navigation (RMN) with manual catheter navigation in combination with contact force sensing (MCN-CF)...
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Pulmonary vein isolation plus adjunctive therapy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundPulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the primary technique for ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is unclear whether adjunctive...
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Map** atrial fibrillation
Mechanisms sustaining atrial fibrillation are yet to be clarified. This article focuses on milestones in the theory of atrial fibrillation and...
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Comparing cryoballoon and contact-force guided radiofrequency ablation in pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
BackgroundPulmonary vein isolation (PVI) employing cryoballoon (CB) or contact force-guided radiofrequency (CF-RF) catheter ablation has been...
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Left atrial strain and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after thoracoscopic surgical ablation: a subanalysis of the AFACT study
To assess transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) left atrial (LA) strain parameters and their association with atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence...
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2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most...
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Impact of pulmonary vein anatomy and ostial dimensions on long-term outcome after single-shot device–guided cryoablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
BackgroundCryoballoon (CB)-guided pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an established treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). This observational study...
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Characterization of high-density map** in catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: results from the Advisor™ HD Grid Map** Catheter Observational study
BackgroundWe quantified and characterized the outcomes of ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation (PersAF) subjects, and the utility of...
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Modification of the pulmonary vein antrum is associated with recurrence after durable pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
BackgroundAlthough previous studies have shown the isolated areas after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using cryoballoons (CB) (CB-PVI), no studies...
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Evaluation of left atrial strain imaging and integrated backscatter as predictors of recurrence in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation
BackgroundImpaired left atrial (LA) strain predicts atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation (CA), but currently there is no...
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Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in adults. It is associated with increasing age and other typical cardiac risk...
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Safety and efficacy of Cox‐Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
BackgroundCox‐Maze procedure is currently the gold standard treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data on the effectiveness of the...
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Posterior wall isolation in persistent atrial fibrillation. Long-term outcomes of a repeat procedure strategy
BackgroundPosterior wall isolation (PWI) added to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is increasingly used in ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation...
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Renal Denervation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Purpose of ReviewDuring the last decade, several case series and small reports have indicated that pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in combination with...
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Heart rate variability as a predictor of successful catheter-guided pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation
BackgroundThis retrospective observational study investigated the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and atrial fibrillation (AF)...
