Individually tailored vs. standardized substrate modification during radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a randomized study

S Kircher, A Arya, D Altmann, S Rolf, A Bollmann… - EP …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims This randomized single-centre study sought to compare the efficacy and safety of
pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) plus voltage-guided ablation vs. PVI with or without linear …

Low-voltage area substrate modification for atrial fibrillation ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

J Junarta, MU Siddiqui, JM Riley, SJ Dikdan, A Patel… - Europace, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The value of additional ablation beyond pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation is unclear, especially for persistent AF. The optimal target for substrate …

A focal ablation catheter toggling between radiofrequency and pulsed field energy to treat atrial fibrillation

VY Reddy, P Peichl, E Anter, G Rackauskas… - Clinical …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Because of its safety,“single-shot” pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheters have
been developed for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). However, most atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Left atrial substrate modification targeting low‐voltage areas for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Blandino, F Bianchi, S Grossi… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background This meta‐analysis aims to assess the impact of a voltage‐guided substrate
modification by targeting low‐voltage area (LVA) in addition to pulmonary vein isolation …

Baseline left atrial low-voltage area predicts recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation: WAVE-MAP AF results

Z Starek, A Di Cori, TR Betts, G Clerici, D Gras… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Electro-anatomical mapping may be critical to identify atrial fibrillation (AF) subjects
who require substrate modification beyond pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). The objective …

Additional low‐voltage‐area ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results of the randomized controlled VOLCANO trial

M Masuda, M Asai, O Iida, S Okamoto… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The efficacy of low‐voltage‐area (LVA) ablation has not been well determined.
This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of LVA ablation in addition to pulmonary vein …

Long‐term outcome of left atrial voltage‐guided substrate ablation during atrial fibrillation: a novel adjunctive ablation strategy

A Yagishita, JR Gimbel, S De Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Voltage‐Guided Atrial Fibrillation Substrate Ablation Introduction Left atrium (LA) low voltage
area (LVA) on 3‐D electroanatomic bipolar voltage mapping (EAVM), as a surrogate for …

Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation plus low-voltage area modification in persistent atrial fibrillation: the STABLE-SR-II trial

G Yang, L Zheng, C Jiang, J Fan, X Liu, X Zhan… - Clinical …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Benefits of adjunctive ablation strategies beyond circumferential pulmonary
vein isolation (CPVI) are uncertain in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) …

Ablation index‐guided 50 W ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation: procedural data, lesion analysis, and initial results from the FAFA AI …

S Chen, B Schmidt, S Bordignon… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radiofrequency high‐power ablation appears to be a novel concept for atrial
fibrillation (AF). The ablation index (AI) value has been associated with durability of …

Long-term outcome of pulmonary vein isolation with and without focal impulse and rotor modulation mapping: insights from a meta-analysis

S Mohanty, P Mohanty, C Trivedi, C Gianni… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: This meta-analysis systematically evaluated the outcome of pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) with and without focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) ablation in …