title: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation initiated by pulmonary vein ectopic beats.
abstract: Ectopic beats from the pulmonary veins (PVs) have been demonstrated to initiate atrial fibrillation (AF). This article describes the conceptual approach to mapping, interpretation of different electrograms, and ablation of AF initiated by PV ectopic beats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, and Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. sachen@vghtpe.gov.tw
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000150:complications*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*