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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Pulmonary vein ablation: role in preventing atrial fibrillation
Chin-Feng Tsai1, Ching-Tai Tai, Shih-Ann Chen
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Several investigators have identified the pulmonary vein as the most common initiator of atrial fibrillation, and isolation of the pulmonary vein from atrial tissue can cure approximately 70% of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Ongoing trials of a new device may increase the success rate and decrease the complication rate during the pulmonary vein isolation procedure.
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