title: Is it necessary to isolate the pulmonary veins in atrial fibrillation ablation? An analysis of the evolution of ablation approaches in major studies.
authors.affiliation: Fédération de cardiologie, hôpital Saint-Joseph, 26, boulevard de Louvain, 13008 Marseille, France. Electronic address: cbars@hopital-saint-joseph.fr.
authors.forename: Clément
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bars
authors.affiliation: Fédération de cardiologie, hôpital Saint-Joseph, 26, boulevard de Louvain, 13008 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seitz
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Complex fractionated electrograms; Fibrillation atriale; Isolation veineuse pulmonaire; Potentiels fragmentés; Pulmonary vein isolation