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Robotic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: May 29, 2015
Management of atrial fibrillation
Pasquale Vergara1, Paolo Della Bella1
1Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ospedale S. Raffaele via Olgettina 60, Milano Italy.
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increases in the risk of mortality, congestive heart failure, and stroke. Medical treatment is aimed at preventing thrombo-embolic complications and reducing symptoms and consequences related to the arrhythmia. In the first section of this review, we discuss the principles of mainstream oral anticoagulant therapy and the possible advantages of the new oral anticoagulants. In the second section, we review the catheter ablation approaches to paroxysmal and persistent/long-standing AF, their results, and the current application of new catheters.
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