ReviewNature reviews. Cardiology2013
Update on atrial fibrillation catheter ablation technologies and techniques.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Circulating Galectin-3 and Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Catheter Ablation: A Meta-Analysis.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2019Pooled it
- Rationale and design of VENTURE-AF: a randomized, open-label, active-controlled multicenter study to evaluate the safety of rivaroxaban and vitamin K antagonists in subjects undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2014Trial
- Evaluation of radio frequency ablation in human left atrial tissues for atrial fibrillation using optical coherence tomography.Biomedical optics express · 2025Article
- Machine Learning in the Management of Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Risk factors for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a meta-analysis.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2025Review
- Hierarchical inverse opal hydrogel coatings for superhydrophobic, antibacterial, and drug-responsive catheter interfaces.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Multifunctional Magnetic Catheter Robot with Triaxial Force Sensing Capability for Minimally Invasive Surgery.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- The Correlation between Preoperative Average Heart Rate and Postoperative Recurrence in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Transcatheter Radiofrequency Ablation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Atrial Fibrillation After Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Incidence, Pathophysiology, and Management.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Review
- Hybrid approach for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: immediate versus staged treatment.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Targeting Bachmann's bundle in hybrid ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: a proof of concept study.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2022Article
- Current progress of computational modeling for guiding clinical atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2021Review
- Contact Stability and Contact Safety of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Robotic Catheter Under Heart Surface Motion.Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control · 2021Article
- Catheter, surgical, or hybrid procedure: what future for atrial fibrillation ablation?Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Article
- In situ procedure for high-efficiency computational modeling of atrial fibrillation reflecting personal anatomy, fiber orientation, fibrosis, and electrophysiology.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Validation of contrast-enhanced time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography in pre-ablation planning in patients with atrial fibrillation: comparison with traditional technique.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2018Article
- Low heart deceleration capacity imply higher atrial fibrillation-free rate after ablation.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- VirtualFrontiers in physiology · 2017Article
- Mini Electrodes on Ablation Catheters: Valuable Addition or Redundant Information?-Insights from a Computational Study.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2017Article
- Spatial distribution of electrical reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2016Article
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Abstract
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an important treatment method. Electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins is the cornerstone of most AF ablation procedures, and is defined by an entrance block observed on a circular multipolar electrode catheter. The safety and efficacy of AF ablation is best established in middle-aged patients with paroxysmal AF. Current guidelines recommend AF ablation with a level Ia indication in this group of patients. The long-term efficacy of AF ablation is well established in patients with paroxysmal AF, but less so in patients with longstanding persistent AF. In this population, current guidelines recommend AF ablation with a level IIb indication. The efficacy of catheter ablation in other patient populations, particularly elderly people and those with concomitant conditions, is also poorly defined. AF ablation is reasonably effective and safe at 12 months of follow-up, but recurrence of AF ≥1 year after ablation is not uncommon. Fortunately, the techniques and tools used for AF ablation continue to evolve. These developments include novel ablation catheters designed to increase safety, efficacy, and precision of the procedure, ablation strategies to target both pulmonary vein and nonpulmonary vein AF triggers, and improved imaging and electrical mapping to guide ablation procedures.
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