Key result
FIRM-guided ablation improves long-term procedural success in persistent AF.
Why the study?
Does rotor mapping and ablation improve procedural success in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Does rotor mapping and ablation improve procedural success in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Rotor mapping and ablation advances the conceptual understanding of AF and holds the promise of substantially improving ablative outcomes in patients with persistent AF.
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May support FIRM ablation in persistent AF; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials before practice change.
Schricker et al. (2015) conducted a review in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Rotor mapping and ablation (FIRM) was evaluated. Rotor mapping and localized ablation at sources using focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) improves procedural success on long-term follow-up in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
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