Persistent atrial fibrillation without the evidence of low-voltage areas: a prospective randomized trial.
Bastian KaiserCarola HuberGiancarlo PirozzoloPasqual MaierRaffi BekeredjianCathrin TheisPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)
A significant proportion of patients with persistent atrial fibrillation do not show low-voltage areas. A total of 70% of the patients receiving solely PVI did not show any recurrence of atrial fibrillation, and therefore, extensive additional ablation should be avoided in de-novo patients.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- phase ii
- mitral valve
- randomized controlled trial
- left ventricular
- open label