title: Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: antral pulmonary vein isolation and elimination of nonpulmonary vein triggers are sufficient.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: Francis E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Marchlinski
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery