Prophylactic pulmonary vein isolation during isthmus ablation for atrial flutter: Three-year outcomes of the PREVENT AF I study.
Alexander RomanovEvgeny PokushalovSevda BayramovaDmitry PonomarevVitaliy ShabanovDenis LosikIlya SteninDmitry ElesinIgor MikheenkoJonathan S SteinbergPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
Prophylactic PVI in patients with only typical AFL resulted in a significant reduction of new-onset AF and burden during long-term follow-up as assessed by ICM, with consequent reduction in hospitalizations and need to perform repeat ablation for AF.