PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Nademanee, Koonlawee
TI  - Challenge and Strategy of Therapy in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
DP  - 2013 Jul 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 30--33
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/3/30.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/3/30.full
AB  - Among other topics, this article discusses showing that catheter ablation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) is a viable alternative treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the elderly, and reviewed some of these ablation strategies with a focus on 3D automated CFAE-guided right atrium ablation. The article also presents results from a prospective randomized study that assessed the comparative efficacy of a stepwise ablation approach and a simplified approach consisting of two circumferential pulmonary vein antrum isolations and three linear atrial ablations in patients with persistent AF.