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Left atrial appendage electrical isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Madaffari Antonio,
Große Anett,
Conci Elisabetta,
Geller J. Christoph
Publication year - 2019
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.13539
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , appendage , cardiology , atrial appendage , isolation (microbiology) , anatomy , sinus rhythm , bioinformatics , biology
Left atrial appendage (LAA) may be the source for initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). This report shows restoration of sinus rhythm in the atria during radiofrequency wide‐area LAA electrical isolation, whereas AF persists in the LAA.