Atrial mass reduction in radiofrequency catheter ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: do we really ablate the sick or the healthy tissue?
Dumlupinar University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Kütahya, Turkey. Electronic address: dramasyali@yahoo.com.
Basri
B
Amasyali
Gulhane Medical Academy, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Ayhan
A
Kilic
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Atrial mass reduction; Persistent atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation