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Does catheter ablation of left atrial ganglionated plexi prevent arrhythmias in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation?
Does catheter ablation of left atrial ganglionated plexi prevent arrhythmias in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation?
Ablation of left atrial ganglionated plexi without pulmonary vein isolation resulted in 86.2% freedom from arrhythmias at 7 months in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation.
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May support ganglionated plexi ablation in refractory AF; hypothesis-generating and leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Pokushalov et al. (2008) studied this question.
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