title: [Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: how it has changed since 1996].
abstract: By the mid '90s, transcatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has undergone a strong and impetuous advance, becoming a well known and worldwide accepted therapeutic procedure offered to patients with different types of AF and clinical features. The present paper aims to describe the main concepts behind the evolution of transcatheter ablation of AF, to review clinical indications, and to analyze current outcomes in terms of efficacy and safety.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Universita degli Studi, Torino. a.blandino@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blandino
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toso
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anselmino
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaglione
authors.forename: Fiorenzo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaita
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors