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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 Steinberg
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • catheter ablation
  • left atrial
  • heart failure
  • radiofrequency ablation
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