Anatomy-guided linear atrial lesions for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1959-1978

  Schwartzman, David ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Magnetic mapping

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0031666088     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00016.x     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Moe GK. On the multiple wavelet hypothesis of atrial fibrillation. Arch Int Pharmacodyne Ther 1962; 140:183-188.
2. Cox JL, Schuessler RB, D'Agostino HJ Jr, et al. The surgical treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Development of a definitive surgical procedure. III. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991; 101:569-583.
3. Cox JL, Schuessler RB, Lappas DG, et al. An 8 and 1/2 year clinical experience with surgery for atrial fibrillation. Ann Surg 1996; 224(3):267-275.
4. Shyu K-G, Cheng J-J, Chen J-J, et al. Recovery of atrial function after atrial compartment operation for chronic atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994; 24:392-398.
5. Haissaguerre M, Gencel L, Fischer B, et al. Successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 1994; 5:1045-1052.
6. Haissaguerre M, Jais P, Shah DC, et al. Right and left atrial radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 1996; 7:1132-1144.
7. Schwartzman D, Callans DJ, Gottlieb CD, et al. Conduction block in the inferior vena caval-tricuspid valve isthmus: An alternative endpoint for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial flutter. J Am Coll Cardiol 1996; 28(6):1519-1531.
8. Jais P, Haissaguerre M, Shah DC, et al. A focal source of atrial fibrillation treated by discrete radiofrequency ablation. Circulation 1997; 95:572-576.