Advanced ablation strategies for management of post-surgical atrial arrhythmias
Author(s) -
Lilian Mantziari,
Irina SumanHorduna,
Sonya V. BabuNarayan,
Sabine Ernst
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
global cardiology science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2305-7823
DOI - 10.5339/gcsp.2013.20
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , catheter ablation , catheter , atrial fibrillation , surgery , cardiology , population , environmental health
Post-surgical arrhythmias include a wide range of arrhythmias occurring late after cardiac surgery and represent a complex substrate for catheter ablation either because of extended scar and remodeling or because of limited access to the area of interest. Novel image integration and ablation tools have made the catheter ablation in this population both feasible and successful. We review a structured approach to catheter ablation of post-surgical atrial arrhythmias in various patient cohorts including the most common congenital heart defects.
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