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Does radiofrequency ablation cause reverse electrical remodeling of the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Does radiofrequency ablation cause reverse electrical remodeling of the left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Radiofrequency ablation may induce reverse electrical and structural remodeling of the atria in patients with atrial fibrillation, suggesting a benefit to earlier intervention.
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Suggests early radiofrequency ablation may promote reverse atrial remodeling; leaves open whether this hypothesis-generating.
Key Teaching Points•Electrical and structural remodeling of the atria plays a central role in the onset and preservation of atrial fibrillation (AF).•Successful radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has the potential to cause reverse atrial remodeling in AF patients, unlike other pharmacologic therapies.•RFA can play an important role in AF substrate modification if considered earlier in the course of management. •Electrical and structural remodeling of the atria plays a central role in the onset and preservation of atrial fibrillation (AF).•Successful radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has the potential to cause reverse atrial remodeling in AF patients, unlike other pharmacologic therapies.•RFA can play an important role in AF substrate modification if considered earlier in the course of management.
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