Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation

Bloating after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Transvenous Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation

Transvenous radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) for treatment of atrioventricular (AV) reentrant tachycardia and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia is remarkably successful. To the best of my knowledge, there has not been a large randomized trial comparing RFA with other treatments for these tachycardias. The lack of such trials is due at least in part to the self-evident efficacy of RFA in this...

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

everal different approaches have been proposed for targeting the pulmonary veins (PVs) or atria in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). It was initially focal radiofrequency (RF) application inside the PV, then PV ostial isolation by segmental RF applications guided by a circular mapping catheter was developed (EP-guided method).1 Another standard method, circumferential PV isolation...

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterized by uncoordinated atrial activation with associated deterioration of atrial mechanical function.1 It is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, becomes more prevalent with age,2 and is associated with an increased long-term risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality.3 AF can occur in the absence of underlying he...

[Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation].

Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is frequently disabling and drug-resistant, and can be associated with major complications such as thromboembolic events. Non drug approaches, including surgery and catheter-based ablation, are used to treat the most severely symptomatic patients. These new treatment strategies have drastically improved our knowledge of the pathophysiolog...