Learning curve in circular multipolar phased radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Mihran Martirosyan,
Alexandra Kiss,
Edigy-Baló,
Gábor Sándorfi,
Diana Țînț,
István Édes,
Zoltán Csanádi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2014.0085
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary vein , fluoroscopy , atrial fibrillation , ablation , cardiology , radiofrequency ablation , percutaneous , tamponade , catheter ablation , complication , cardiac tamponade , surgery
Although atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is considered a technically challenging procedure, studies on the learning curve of different pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) techniques are limited. We investigated the time-dependent changes in procedural parameters, complication rates, and in the 1-year clinical outcome during our initial experience with circular multipolar phased radiofrequency (RF) ablation.
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