Unanswered Questions in Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrogram Ablation

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 atr...

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Published inPacing and clinical electrophysiology Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 1269 - 1278
Main Authors AKSU, TOLGA, GULER, TÜMER ERDEM, YALIN, KIVANC, OTO, ALI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2016
Subjects
ablation
atrial fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation - surgery
Autonomic Nervous System - physiology
Catheter Ablation - methods
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Electrocardiography
Humans
left atrium
radiofrequency
atrial fibrillation
left atrium
ablation
cryoballoon
radiofrequency
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/pace.12944