2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural …

H Calkins, KH Kuck, R Cappato, J Brugada… - Europace, 2012 - academic.oup.com
During the past decade, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved rapidly from
an investigational procedure to its current status as a commonly performed ablation …

Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation targeting low-voltage areas with selective activation characteristics

AS Jadidi, H Lehrmann, C Keyl, J Sorrel… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Complex-fractionated atrial electrograms and atrial fibrosis are associated
with maintenance of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). We hypothesized that pulmonary vein …

AF ablation guided by spatiotemporal electrogram dispersion without pulmonary vein isolation: a wholly patient-tailored approach

J Seitz, C Bars, G Théodore, S Beurtheret… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: The use of intracardiac electrograms to guide atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has
yielded conflicting results. Objectives: The authors evaluated the usefulness of …

[HTML][HTML] 2019 APHRS expert consensus statement on three‐dimensional map** systems for tachycardia developed in collaboration with HRS, EHRA, and LAHRS

YH Kim, SA Chen, S Ernst, CE Guzman, S Han… - Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abbreviations: 3D, three-dimensional; AF, atrial fibrillation; AP, accessory pathway; ARVC,
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; AT, atrial tachycardia; AVB, atrioventricular …

Inverse relationship between fractionated electrograms and atrial fibrosis in persistent atrial fibrillation: combined magnetic resonance imaging and high-density …

AS Jadidi, H Cochet, AJ Shah, SJ Kim… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the relationship between fibrosis imaged by
delayed-enhancement (DE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and atrial electrograms …

Electronic sensor and actuator webs for large-area complex geometry cardiac map** and therapy

DH Kim, R Ghaffari, N Lu, S Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Curved surfaces, complex geometries, and time-dynamic deformations of the heart create
challenges in establishing intimate, nonconstraining interfaces between cardiac structures …

Clinical benefit of ablating localized sources for human atrial fibrillation: the Indiana University FIRM Registry

JM Miller, V Kalra, MK Das, R Jain, JB Garlie… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: Mounting evidence shows that localized sources maintain atrial fibrillation (AF).
However, it is unclear in unselected “real-world” patients if sources drive persistent atrial …

Panoramic electrophysiological map** but not electrogram morphology identifies stable sources for human atrial fibrillation: stable atrial fibrillation rotors and focal …

SM Narayan, K Shivkumar, DE Krummen… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The foundation for successful arrhythmia ablation is the map** of electric
propagation to identify underlying mechanisms. In atrial fibrillation (AF), however, map** …

Left atrial voltage map**: defining and targeting the atrial fibrillation substrate

I Sim, M Bishop, M O'Neill, SE Williams - Journal of Interventional Cardiac …, 2019 - Springer
Low atrial endocardial bipolar voltage, measured during catheter ablation for atrial
fibrillation (AF), is a commonly used surrogate marker for the presence of atrial fibrosis. Low …