Open AccessAmiodarone reduces the amount of ablation during catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Yosuke Miwa,
Hitoshi Minamiguchi,
Anil K. Bhandari,
David S. Cannom,
Ivan C. Ho
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eut399
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , amiodarone , catheter ablation , pulmonary vein , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm , cardiology , coronary sinus
The step-wise approach to catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) requires considerable substrate modification targeting at complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) in addition to pulmonary vein (PV) isolation. An alternative strategy that minimizes the amount of ablation would be desirable. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of pre-procedural amiodarone affects: (i) the amount of ablation required to achieve procedural success, and (ii) long-term outcomes.
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