Aims To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of pulmonary vein isolation in paroxysmal
atrial fibrillation (PAF) using a standardized workflow aiming to enclose the veins with …

Background Early studies demonstrated relatively low success rates for pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) alone in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF). However, the advent …

Background: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an accepted treatment strategy for catheter
ablation (CA) of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). In this study, we aimed to assess the …

Background—For the past decade, electric pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has become a
procedure implemented worldwide for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Currently, 2 main …

Background—Ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is an established treatment option for
symptomatic patients. It is not known whether complete pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is …

Aims To define predictors of complications of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and compare
safety between different ablation techniques. Methods and results One thousand patients …

Aims Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
(AF). The intervenous ridge (IVR) may be incorporated into ablation strategies to achieve …

BACKGROUND: Current atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation involves isolation of all pulmonary
veins (PVs) with or without additional linear lesions. However, whether such extensive …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the safety and the acute and 1 year outcomes of an
ablation protocol aiming to enclose the PV with a contiguous and optimized RF circle by …

Aims The aim of the study is to define long-term outcome of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in
atrial fibrillation (AF) and to determine whether time window between AF diagnosis and PVI …