Left atrial appendage electrical isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation.

Antonio MadaffariAnett GroßeElisabetta ConciJ Christoph Geller

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)

Left atrial appendage (LAA) may be the source for initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). This report shows restoration of sinus rhythm in the atria during radiofrequency wide-area LAA electrical isolation, whereas AF persists in the LAA.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
ultrasound guided
heart rate
venous thromboembolism