Complications
Complications Conor Barrett Robert Schweikert Walid Saliba Jennifer Cummings J. David Burkhardt Oussama Wazni Andrea Natale All invasive procedures carry associated risks of complications. This is the case with all…
The Challenges of Monitoring Outcomes
The Challenges of Monitoring Outcomes Isabel Deisenhofer Over the last few years, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an established therapeutic approach that might have the potential to…
When and How to Re-Ablate
When and How to Re-Ablate Michael Riley David Callans Every electrophysiologist who performs successful ablations for atrial fibrillation (AF) also performs ablations that are unsuccessful, characterized by a recurrence of…
Postprocedural Care after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Postprocedural Care after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Alan Wimmer Hakan Oral A number of techniques have been successfully employed for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) (1,…
Ablation Procedure Follow-up and Definitions of Success
Ablation Procedure Follow-up and Definitions of Success Christopher Piorkowski Gerd Hindricks Hans Kottkamp Curative treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the major challenges of today’s electrophysiology. The growing…
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…
