Impact of Non‐Pulmonary Vein Foci on the Outcome of the Second Session of Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology2015Vol. 26(7), pp. 739–746
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Masateru Takigawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Taishi Kuwahara, Kenji Okubo, Yoshihide Takahashi, Emiko Nakashima, Yuji Watari, Kazuya Yamao, Jun Nakajima, Katsumasa Takagi, Shigeki Kimura, Hiroyuki Hikita, Kenzo Hirao, Mitsuaki Isobe
Abstract
Nearly half of the patients had non-PV AF foci at the second CA session. AF recurred after the second CA session in approximately 30%, with most recurrences happening within 1 year. The presence of non-PV AF foci significantly increased the AF recurrence risk after a second CA. When non-PV AF foci were unmappable, the AF recurrence rate was extremely high.
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