Current status and outcomes of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Catheter ablation has evolved as an effective treatment modality in patients with AF. In this review, the rationale and outcomes of ablation strategies targeting various mechanisms of AF based on our current understanding are discussed. Likely mechanisms responsible for the therapeutic effects of these approaches are reviewed.
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Thomas
T
Crawford
Hakan
H
Oral
D055011:Ablation Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D019468:Disease Management; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome