Key result
At one year following a right unilateral minimally invasive hybrid ablation with a monopolar radiofrequency source, only 36.8% of patients with lone atrial fibrillation were in sinus rhythm and off antiarrhythmic drugs.
Observational (n=19)
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A right unilateral minimally invasive hybrid procedure using a monopolar radiofrequency source for lone atrial fibrillation yielded unsatisfactory 1-year results, particularly in patients with long-standing persistent AF.
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Cautions against routine use of this right unilateral hybrid ablation; leaves open the need for comparative trials in lone AF.
Meir et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Lone atrial fibrillation (n=19). Right unilateral minimally invasive hybrid ablation with monopolar radiofrequency was evaluated on Sinus rhythm with no episode of atrial fibrillation and off antiarrhythmic drugs at 1 year. At one year following a right unilateral minimally invasive hybrid ablation with a monopolar radiofrequency source, only 36.8% of patients with lone atrial fibrillation were in sinus rhythm and off antiarrhythmic drugs.
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