An impact of superior vena cava isolation in non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients with low voltage areas.

Takuya OmuroYasuhiro YoshigaTakeshi UeyamaAkihiko ShimizuMakoto OnoMasakazu FukudaTakayoshi KatoHironori IshiguchiShohei FujiiMasahiro HisaokaShigeki KobayashiMasafumi Yano

Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2021)

The presence of LVAs was associated with an arrhythmogenic SVC. An SVCI may have the potential to compensate for an impaired outcome after a PVI in non-PAF patients with LVAs.

Keyphrases

vena cava
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
inferior vena cava
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
pulmonary embolism
risk assessment