Proven isolation of the pulmonary vein antrum with or without left atrial posterior wall isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

7 September Sep 2015 10 years ago
  • Bai R, Biase LD, Mohanty P, Trivedi C, Russo AD, Themistoclakis S, Casella M, Santarelli P, Fassini G, Santangeli P, Mohanty S, Rossillo A, Pelargonio G, Horton R, Sanchez J, Gallinghouse J, Burkhardt JD, Ma CS, Tondo C, Natale A
We sought to determine the impact of pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) and left atrial posterior wall (LAPW) isolation (PVAI+LAPW) versus PVAI alone on the outcome of ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.