Current Practice and Future Perspectives in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation—Volume II
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Cardiovascular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2024) | Viewed by 14043
Special Issue Editor
Interests: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; technology; pulmonary vein isolation
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Dear Colleagues,
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is responsible for increased stroke risk, heart failure and all-cause mortality. The role of the pulmonary veins in triggering AF is well known; however the mechanisms of AF persistence are still discussed. Catheter ablation of AF has emerged as the most efficacious treatment to maintain sinus rhythm and has to be considered in symptomatic patients, certainly after AF recurrence despite antiarrhythmic medication. Results of catheter ablation have dramatically improved in the last few years, in line with technological evolution and better understanding and judgement of the lesions performed during the procedure. This is particularly the case for Pulmonary Vein Isolation, which remains the gold standard for any AF procedure and which has been shown to be much more efficient and durable than before. This also seems to be the case for ablation outside PV isolation, which is sometimes necessary to potentially improve the outcome of some patients presenting with persistent AF or left sided flutters.
This special issue will discuss the different aspects of AF management, from comprehension of AF mechanisms to expectations from AF ablation.
Prof. Dr. Sebastien Knecht
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atrial Fibrillation
- pulmonary Vein Isolation
- atrial tachycardia technology
- atrial flutter
- symptoms of atrial fibrillation
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