Mapping Atrial Fibrillation After Surgical Therapy to Guide Endocardial Ablation.
Neal Kumar BhatiaRajan L ShahBrototo DebTerrence PongRidhima KapoorAlbert J RogersNitish BadhwarChad BrodtPaul J WangSanjiv M NarayanAnson M LeePublished in: Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology (2022)
After surgical ablation, AF may recur by several modes particularly related to localized mechanisms near low voltage zones, recovery of posterior wall or pulmonary vein isolation, or other sustaining mechanisms. LVZs are more common in patients at high clinical risk for recurrence. Patient-specific targeting of these mechanisms yields excellent long-term outcomes from hybrid ablation.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- radiofrequency ablation
- left atrial
- high resolution
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- left ventricular
- mesenchymal stem cells
- mass spectrometry
- free survival
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- replacement therapy