Open AccessA Randomized Controlled Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Electroanatomic Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Ablation Supplemented by Ablation of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms Versus Potential-Guided Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation Guided by Intracardiac Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Yaariv Khaykin,
Allan C. Skanes,
Jean Champagne,
Sakis Themistoclakis,
Lorne J. Gula,
Antonio Rossillo,
Aldo Bonso,
Antonio Raviele,
Carlos A. Morillo,
Atul Verma,
Zaev Wulffhart,
David O. Martin,
Andrea Natale
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.109.848978
Subject(s) - pulmonary vein , ablation , medicine , atrial fibrillation , antrum , isolation (microbiology) , cardiology , randomized controlled trial , vein , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , stomach
The study was conducted to compare relative safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) using intracardiac echocardiographic guidance and circumferential pulmonary vein ablation (CPVA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) using radiofrequency energy.
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