Multi-centre, prospective randomized comparison of three different substrate ablation strategies for persistent atrial fibrillation.
Kaige LiChang-Hao XuXiyao ZhuXin-Hua WangPing YeWeifeng JiangShaohui WuKai XuXiangting LiYing WangQidong ZhengYanzhe WangLihua LengZengtang ZhangBing HanYu ZhangMu QinXu LiuPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
Electro-anatomical guided ablation achieved the most favourable outcomes among the three ablation strategies. The AF termination is a reliable ablation endpoint.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- radiofrequency ablation
- left atrial
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- double blind
- open label
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- oral anticoagulants
- placebo controlled
- phase ii
- acute coronary syndrome
- direct oral anticoagulants
- phase iii
- structural basis
- venous thromboembolism