Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation using an irrigated-tip catheter.
In this study, a series of 52 consecutive patients with atrial fibrillation from 1 institution underwent circumferential pulmonary vein ablation using an irrigated-tip catheter. The technique was safe, and 81% of the patients maintained sinus rhythm at 6 months. However, 1/3 of them required additional antiarrhythmic drug therapy.
HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Heartcenter Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Cardiology, Department of Electrophysiology, Wuppertal, Germany. mhorlitz@wuppertal.helios-kliniken.de <mhorlitz@wuppertal.helios-kliniken.de>
Marc
M
Horlitz
Philipp
P
Schley
Dong-In
DI
Shin
Ammar
A
Ghouzi
Michael
M
Müller
Armin
A
Sause
Christian
C
Reiner
Thomas
T
Ketteler
Rolf Michael
RM
Klein
Hartmut
H
Gülker
D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004554:Electric Countershock; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents