Why the study?
Does the Convergent procedure (simultaneous epicardial and endocardial ablation) improve sinus rhythm maintenance at 12 months compared to pericardioscopic or concomitant procedures in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation?
Population
65 patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation who failed medical treatment, mean age 62 years, mean left…
Comparison
Convergent procedure vs Concomitant and pericardioscopic atrial…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Convergent ablation linked to higher sinus rhythm rates in persistent AF; leaves open comparative efficacy pending randomized trials.
Does the Convergent procedure (simultaneous epicardial and endocardial ablation) improve sinus rhythm maintenance at 12 months compared to pericardioscopic or concomitant procedures in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation?
The Convergent procedure combining epicardial and endocardial ablation achieves high rates of sinus rhythm maintenance at 12 months in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation and large left atria.
Kiser et al. (2011) studied this question.
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