Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technologies Suneet Mittal Jonathan S. Steinberg Andrew Choi Aysha Arshad Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Over the past decade, catheter ablation…
Identification and Elimination of Ancillary Arrhythmias
Identification and Elimination of Ancillary Arrhythmias Paolo Ferrero Pietro Francia Riccardo Cappato Transvenous ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently performed either by multiple sequential radiofrequency applications aiming at electrical…
Atrial Fibrillation Trigger Mapping
Atrial Fibrillation Trigger Mapping Fermin C. Garcia Francis E. Marchlinski Ablation strategies for atrial fibrillation (AF) have been divided into three general categories for targeting presumed contributors to the pathophysiologic…
A Comprehensive Overview of Ablation of Paroxysmal, Persistent, and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: A Stepwise Approach
A Comprehensive Overview of Ablation of Paroxysmal, Persistent, and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: A Stepwise Approach Pierre Jaïs Seiichiro Matsuo Kang-Teng Lim Mélèze Hocini Sébastien Knecht Leonardo Arantès Pierre Bordachar Jacques…
Ablation of Autonomic Ganglia
Ablation of Autonomic Ganglia Hiroshi Nakagawa Katsuaki Yokoyama Benjamin Scherlag Vikram Katari Hiroshi Aoyama Sara Foresti Warren Jackman Several different approaches have been developed for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation…
Tailored Approach to Ablation
Tailored Approach to Ablation Hakan Oral Fred Morady In recent years, radiofrequency catheter ablation has evolved into an effective treatment modality for many patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Although compartmentalization…
Electrogram-Guided Ablation
Electrogram-Guided Ablation Evan Lockwood Koonlawee Nademanee In 1994, Swartz et al. (1) ushered in an era of incredible growth in the understanding and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) with their…
Linear Left Atrial Ablation
Linear Left Atrial Ablation Mélèze Hocini Kang-Teng Lim Prashanthan Sanders Pierre Jaïs Seiichiro Matsuo Sébastien Knecht Leonardo Arantès Mark O’Neill Yoshihide Takahashi Jacques Clémenty Michel Haïssaguerre Over the last decade,…
Circumferential Ablation with PV Isolation Guided by Lasso Catheter
Circumferential Ablation with PV Isolation Guided by Lasso Catheter Feifan Ouyang Kazuhiro Satomi Karl-Heinz Kuck Dr. Kazuhiro Satomi is supported by the Research Grant Abroad of the Japan Heart Foundation…
Circumferential Atrial Ablation
Circumferential Atrial Ablation Carlo Pappone Vincenzo Santinelli At present, there is a great enthusiasm for the possible use of radiofrequency catheter ablation techniques to “cure” atrial fibrillation (AF). According to…
