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Persistent atrial fibrillation; It is time to regroup
Author(s) -
Keramati Ali R.,
Calkins Hugh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/jce.14159
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , pulmonary vein , ablation , cardiology , isolation (microbiology) , catheter ablation , paroxysmal atrial fibrillation , bioinformatics , biology
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the only proven ablation strategy for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, when AF recurs despite durable PVI in a subgroup of patients with persistent AF, there is no scientifically proven ablation strategy to pursue. Here, we summarized how we approach persistent AF at Johns Hopkins Hospital.