title: Termination of persistent atrial fibrillation during left atrial mapping.
abstract: Termination of Persistent AF During Mapping. Complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) may represent critical areas for the maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). While AF organization and termination have been reported with CFAE ablation, no reports of arrhythmia termination during left atrial mapping exist. We report a case of reproducible AF termination with catheter pressure at a site of CFAE remote from the site of AF.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. wendy.tzou@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Wendy S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tzou
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sághy
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D057785:Catheters; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011312:Pressure; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome