The importance of extrapulmonary vein triggers and atypical atrial flutter in atrial fibrillation recurrence after cryoablation: Insights from repeat ablation procedures.

Ting-Yung ChangLi-Wei Lo Abigail Louise D TeYenn-Jiang LinShih-Lin ChangYu-Feng HuFa-Po ChungTze Fan ChaoJo-Nan LiaoTa-Chuan TuanYenn-Jiang LinJennifer Jeanne ViceraTing-Chun HuangMinh Quang HoangShinya YamadaShih-Ann Chen

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)

There was no difference in AF recurrence after catheter ablation between CBA and RFCA, but significant increases of non-PV triggers and LA flutter during the second procedure suggest the importance of the atrial substrate in maintaining AF during the second procedure after previous CBA.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
minimally invasive
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
venous thromboembolism
radiofrequency ablation