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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Interventional management of atrial fibrillation
Sandeep Arora1, Farouk Mookadam, Komandoor Srivathsan
1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 5777 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA.
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Management of AF is challenging due to the modest efficacy of antiarrhythmic drug therapies, some of which have significant adverse effects or toxicity. Nonpharmacological treatment of AF, including AF ablation, has recently evolved as an attractive, efficacious and potentially 'curative' therapeutic modality in selected patients. This article reviews various interventional therapeutic options for the management of AF, appropriate patient selection and clinical implications.
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