[HTML][HTML] Radiofrequency ablation as initial therapy in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

J Cosedis Nielsen, A Johannessen… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
… of radiofrequency ablation as compared with antiarrhythmic drug therapy as an initial strategy
in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation … of atrial fibrillation over a period of 2 years. …

Treatment of atrial fibrillation with antiarrhythmic drugs or radiofrequency ablation: two systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses

H Calkins, MR Reynolds, P Spector… - … : Arrhythmia and …, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
… of RFA for treatment of atrial fibrillation report higher efficacy … radiofrequency catheter ablation
(RFA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) … Although ablation of AF is performed commonly worldwide, …

Radiofrequency ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drug therapy as first line treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Hakalahti, F Biancari, JC Nielsen… - Ep …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation or antiarrhythmic drug treatment in three
randomized studies. RAAFT-2 study included also the occurrence of atrial tachycardia and flutter. …

Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

T Terasawa, EM Balk, M Chung… - Annals of internal …, 2009 - acpjournals.org
… now the catheters of choice for radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation in the United States.
… Heading terms for atrial fibrillation, pulmonary vein, radiofrequency ablation, and catheter …

A focal source of atrial fibrillation treated by discrete radiofrequency ablation

P Jai¨ s, M Hai¨ ssaguerre, DC Shah, S Chouairi… - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
… In this report, focal atrial fibrillation is defined on an ECG pattern of atrial fibrillation and later
Atrial fibrillation was associated with runs of irregular atrial tachycardia or monomorphic …

[PDF][PDF] Anatomy of the left atrium: implications for radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation.

SY Ho, D Sanchez-Quintana, JA Cabrera… - Journal of …, 1999 - academia.edu
… The rapid development of endocardial mapping and radiofrequency ablation for drug-refractory
atrial fibrillation has drawn attention to the left atrium.' "^ Generally conceived as simpler …

Radiofrequency ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial

OM Wazni, NF Marrouche, DO Martin, A Verma… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
… ) with radiofrequency ablationRadiofrequency ablation was performed wherever pulmonary
vein potentials were recorded around the pulmonary vein antra. The end point of ablation

Pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: functional characterization, evolution, and influence of the ablation strategy

EB Saad, A Rossillo, CP Saad, DO Martin… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
… Background— Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis is a complication of ablation for atrial fibrillation.
The impact of different ablation strategies on the incidence of PV stenosis and its functional …

Radiofrequency ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (RAAFT-2): a randomized trial

CA Morillo, A Verma, SJ Connolly, KH Kuck, GM Nair… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common rhythm disorder seen in clinical practice. …
Radiofrequency ablation is an accepted therapy in patients for whom antiarrhythmic drugs …

The risk of atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial flutter

F Philippon, VJ Plumb, AE Epstein, GN Kay - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
… of atrial fibrillation before ablation of atrial flutter. In addition, our data do not allow us to
determine whether radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter modifies the natural history of …