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ReviewHerzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie2018

Rotor mapping: black box or very simple? The FIRM approach.

Stefan Georg Spitzer, László Károlyi, Carola Rämmler, Frank Scharfe, Mirko Zieschank, Anke Langbein

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Review in Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Stefan Georg SpitzerPraxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden, Akademische Lehrpraxisklinik der TU Dresden, Forststraße 3, 01099, Dresden, Germany. prof.spitzer@praxisklinik-dresden.de.
László KárolyiPraxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden, Akademische Lehrpraxisklinik der TU Dresden, Forststraße 3, 01099, Dresden, Germany.
Carola RämmlerPraxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden, Akademische Lehrpraxisklinik der TU Dresden, Forststraße 3, 01099, Dresden, Germany.
Frank ScharfePraxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden, Akademische Lehrpraxisklinik der TU Dresden, Forststraße 3, 01099, Dresden, Germany.
Mirko ZieschankPraxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden, Akademische Lehrpraxisklinik der TU Dresden, Forststraße 3, 01099, Dresden, Germany.
Anke LangbeinPraxisklinik Herz und Gefäße Dresden, Akademische Lehrpraxisklinik der TU Dresden, Forststraße 3, 01099, Dresden, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Catheter ablation has become the most common therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, despite significant advances in technology and operators' experience, ablation outcomes remain suboptimal, especially in patients with persistent AF. Focal impulse and rotor modulation (FIRM) represents a new technology for mapping and ablation of patient-specific AF sources. This approach is based on the concept of localized sources, which can be understood as organized rotational waves or focal impulses driving disorganized AF. Several studies, mainly single-center case series, have shown an incremental benefit in long-term outcome when adding FIRM-guided ablation to conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Therefore, the results of ongoing multicenter randomized trials are needed to support this data.

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationPulmonary VeinsHumansTreatment OutcomeAtrial fibrillationCatheter ablationFocal impulsesPulmonary vein isolationRotors

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PMID30083979

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