| Literature DB >> 26835121 |
Seigo Yamashita1, Ashok J Shah1, Saagar Mahida1, Jean-Marc Sellal1, Benjamin Berte1, Darren Hooks1, Antonio Frontera1, Nora Al Jefairi1, Jean-Yves Wielandts1, Han S Lim1, Sana Amraoui1, Arnaud Denis1, Nicolas Derval2, Frédéric Sacher2, Hubert Cochet3, Mélèze Hocini2, Pierre Jaïs2, Michel Haïssaguerre2.
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common rhythm disorder, and is strongly associated with thromboembolic events and heart failure. Over the past decade, catheter ablation of AF has advanced considerably with progressive improvement in success rates. However, interventional treatment is still challenging, especially for persistent and long-standing persistent AF. Recently, AF analysis using a non-invasive body surface mapping technique has been shown to identify localised reentrant and focal sources, which play an important role in driving and perpetuating AF. Non-invasive mapping-guided ablation has also been reported to be effective for persistent AF. In this review, we describe new clinical insights obtained from non-invasive mapping of persistent AF to guide catheter ablation.Entities:
Keywords: Ablation; atrial fibrillation; body surface mapping; driver; non-invasive
Year: 2015 PMID: 26835121 PMCID: PMC4732174 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2015.4.3.172
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev ISSN: 2050-3369