Open AccessLocal Coronary Flow Is Associated With an Unsuccessful Complete Block Line at the Mitral Isthmus in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Toshiya Kurotobi,
Yoshihisa Shimada,
Naoto Kino,
Katsuomi Iwakura,
Koichi Inoue,
Ryusuke Kimura,
Yuko Tosyoshima,
Hiroya Mizuno,
Yuji Okuyama,
Kenshi Fujii,
Shinsuke Nanto,
Issei Komuro
Publication year - 2011
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.111.964478
Subject(s) - coronary sinus , cardiology , medicine , atrial fibrillation , great cardiac vein , pulmonary vein , catheter ablation , block (permutation group theory) , catheter , atrioventricular block , surgery , mathematics , geometry
The addition of a mitral isthmus (MI) block line after pulmonary vein isolation could lead to a favorable outcome of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, it is sometimes tough to create a complete MI block line, and the cooling effect because of the local coronary flow may prevent the creation of a successful MI block line.
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