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Unanswered Questions in Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrogram Ablation
Author(s) -
AKSU TOLGA,
GULER TÜMER ERDEM,
YALIN KIVANC,
OTO ALI
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/pace.12944
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , pulmonary vein , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , catheter ablation , ablation of atrial fibrillation , yesterday , physics , astronomy
Pulmonary vein isolation has been accepted as potential target for ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) given that the pulmonary veins are the main source of AF triggers. However, ablation strategies for persistent AF are less well defined. Mapping and ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) is one strategy that has been proposed as a strategy for substrate modification although there is no consensus on their definition and procedural end points. Results of clinical studies have been conflicting. In this review, we aimed to discuss yesterday, today, and tomorrow of CFAEs ablation in persistent AF ablation.