Key result
In an acute study of 12 dogs, video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium, but not the right atrium, prevented induction of sustained atrial fibrillation.
Why the study?
Does video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation prevent the induction of vagal atrial fibrillation in dogs?
Does video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation prevent the induction of vagal atrial fibrillation in dogs?
Video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium is feasible and effective in preventing the induction of vagal atrial fibrillation in an acute canine model.
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Hypothesis-generating in acute canine vagal AF; human studies required before clinical consideration.
Chevalier et al. (1999) studied Vagal Atrial Fibrillation (n=12). Video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation vs. Right atrial ablation alone was evaluated on Inducibility of sustained atrial fibrillation. In an acute study of 12 dogs, video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium, but not the right atrium, prevented induction of sustained atrial fibrillation.
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