Key result
Catheter ablation to disconnect the left atrial appendage successfully treated a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation maintained by multiple foci in this structure.
Why the study?
Does catheter ablation to disconnect the left atrial appendage eliminate foci maintaining atrial fibrillation in a patient with paroxysmal AF?
Does catheter ablation to disconnect the left atrial appendage eliminate foci maintaining atrial fibrillation in a patient with paroxysmal AF?
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Catheter ablation to disconnect the left atrial appendage can successfully eliminate arrhythmogenic foci maintaining paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation.
We report a case with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, in whom multiple foci were identified in the left atrial appendage after pulmonary vein isolation. The patient was successfully treated by catheter ablation to disconnect this structure.
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Takahashi et al. (2005) studied this question. Catheter ablation to disconnect the left atrial appendage successfully treated a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation maintained by multiple foci in this structure.
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