title: Electrical disconnection of the coronary sinus by radiofrequency catheter ablation to isolate a trigger of atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We report a case of radiofrequency catheter ablation for chronic atrial fibrillation, in which electrical disconnection of the coronary sinus was necessary to isolate a trigger initiating atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rythmologie, Hôpital Cardologique du Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux, France. prash.sanders@heartrhythm.org
authors.forename: Prashanthan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaïs
authors.forename: Mélèze
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hocini
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haïssaguerre
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence