title: Disconnection of the left atrial appendage for elimination of foci maintaining atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We report a case with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, in whom multiple foci were identified in the left atrial appendage after pulmonary vein isolation. The patient was successfully treated by catheter ablation to disconnect this structure.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France. yoshihide.takahashi@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Prashanthan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rotter
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haïssaguerre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins