Why the study?
Does ablation targeting non-passively activated areas with patchy fibrosis identified by LGE-MRI and ExTRa Mapping in addition to PVI improve outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Population
Patients with non-paroxysmal (persistent) atrial fibrillation
Comparison
Ablation of non-passively activated areas… vs Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Ablation targeting non-passively activated areas with patchy fibrosis identified by LGE-MRI, in addition to PVI, may improve outcomes in persistent AF, though imaging limitations remain.
Does ablation targeting non-passively activated areas with patchy fibrosis identified by LGE-MRI and ExTRa Mapping in addition to PVI improve outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Ablation targeting non-passively activated areas with patchy fibrosis identified by LGE-MRI, in addition to PVI, may improve outcomes in persistent AF, though imaging limitations remain.
Koji Kumagai (2019) studied this question.
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