High-voltage zones within the pulmonary vein antra: Major determinants of acute pulmonary vein reconnections after atrial fibrillation ablation.
Koichi NagashimaIchiro WatanabeYasuo OkumuraKazuki IsoKeiko TakahashiRyuta WatanabeMasaru AraiSayaka KurokawaToshiko NakaiKimie OhkuboShunichi YodaAtsushi HirayamaPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2017)
The PV-LA voltage on the PV-encircling ablation line and FTI/PV-LA voltage were related to the acute post-PVI PV reconnections. A more durable ablation strategy is warranted for high-voltage zones.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- liver failure
- atrial fibrillation
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- radiofrequency ablation
- aortic dissection
- heart failure
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- hepatitis b virus
- oral anticoagulants
- coronary artery disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute respiratory distress syndrome