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15342306

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
In 79 consecutive patients (51 men and 28 women) with paroxysmal (n = 54) or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) (n = 25) and typical, isthmus-dependent atrial flutter (AFl), pulmonary vein (PV) isolation and anatomically guided linear ablation of the right atrial isthmus was performed during the same procedure. After 208 +/- 331 days of follow-up, 42% remained free of AF and AFl, and a symptomatic lessening was reported by 77%. Paroxysmal AF (beta = 1.682, p = 0.008) and ablation of 3 or 4 PVs (beta = 1.830, p = 0.013) were independent predictors for arrhythmia-free survival. Combined catheter ablation of PVs and the right atrial isthmus for the treatment of patients with mixed AF and AFl is moderately effective in preventing early arrhythmia recurrence but leads to clinical improvement in most patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Excerpta Medica, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
666-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Effectiveness of catheter ablation for coexisting atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90017, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't