Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series

Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone of ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), optimal ablation strategy for long-standing persistent AF (LSPAF) remains unclear. This article presents two patients with LSPAF in whom acute AF termination was achieved during ablat...

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Main Authors: Tolga Aksu, Tumer Erdem Guler, Serdar Bozyel, Kivanc Yalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linceu Editorial 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias
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Online Access:https://www.jca.org.br/jca/article/view/3366
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author Tolga Aksu
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Kivanc Yalin
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description Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone of ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), optimal ablation strategy for long-standing persistent AF (LSPAF) remains unclear. This article presents two patients with LSPAF in whom acute AF termination was achieved during ablation by using fractionated-guided extended PVI, posterior wall isolation, and mitral isthmus.
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spelling doaj.art-360a95fa502d41f09210217686c1b5a22022-12-22T03:42:45ZengLinceu EditorialJournal of Cardiac Arrhythmias2674-74722020-04-01332Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case SeriesTolga Aksu0Tumer Erdem Guler1Serdar Bozyel2Kivanc Yalin3University of Health Sciences – Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital – Department of Cardiology – Kocaeli – Turkey.University of Health Sciences – Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital – Department of Cardiology – Kocaeli – Turkey.University of Health Sciences – Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital – Department of Cardiology – Kocaeli – Turkey.Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa – Faculty of Medicine – Department of Cardiology – Istanbul – Turkey.Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone of ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), optimal ablation strategy for long-standing persistent AF (LSPAF) remains unclear. This article presents two patients with LSPAF in whom acute AF termination was achieved during ablation by using fractionated-guided extended PVI, posterior wall isolation, and mitral isthmus. https://www.jca.org.br/jca/article/view/3366Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac ablation procedures; Arrhythmia
spellingShingle Tolga Aksu
Tumer Erdem Guler
Serdar Bozyel
Kivanc Yalin
Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series
Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac ablation procedures; Arrhythmia
title Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series
title_full Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series
title_fullStr Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series
title_full_unstemmed Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series
title_short Fractionated Mapping-Guided Ablation Strategy in Patients with Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Case Series
title_sort fractionated mapping guided ablation strategy in patients with long standing persistent atrial fibrillation a case series
topic Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac ablation procedures; Arrhythmia
url https://www.jca.org.br/jca/article/view/3366
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