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Robotic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: May 29, 2015
Diagnosis and management of typical atrial flutter
Navinder S Sawhney1, Ramtin Anousheh, Wei-Chung Chen
1Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, Division of Cardiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, 4169 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92103-8648, USA.
Abstract:
Typical atrial flutter (AFL) is a common atrial arrhythmia that may cause significant symptoms and serious adverse effects including embolic stroke, myocardial ischemia and infarction, and rarely a tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy as a result of rapid atrioventricular conduction. As a result of the well-defined anatomic and electrophysiological substrate, and the relative pharmacologic resistance of typical AFL, radiofrequency catheter ablation has emerged in the past decade as a safe and effective first-line treatment. This article reviews the electrophysiology of typical AFL and the techniques currently used for its diagnosis and management.
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