title: Radiofrequency circumferential ablation limited to the left atrium showing fibrillatory activity in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We report a case of a tailored approach to atrial fibrillation based on the substrate. In a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, electroanatomic mapping showed that atrial fibrillation was limited to a large area around the ostia of right pulmonary veins. The patient was successfully treated by catheter anatomic isolation of this area from the remaining part of the left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Elettrofisiologia Casa di Cura San Michele, Maddaloni (CE), Italy. gmrstabile@tin.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stabile
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turco
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: La Rocca
authors.forename: Assunta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iuliano
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Simone
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome