Radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins: Can it stop atrial fibrillation at its source?

Authors
Natale, A
Citation
A. Natale, Radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins: Can it stop atrial fibrillation at its source?, CLEV CLIN J, 68(1), 2001, pp. 17
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN journal
08911150 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(200101)68:1<17:RAOTPV>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Recent work from France indicates that many cases of atrial fibrillation ar ise from foci of rapidly firing cells, most of which are located not within the atria but within the pulmonary veins. Armed with this new knowledge, w e are pursuing strategies of permanently preventing atrial fibrillation by destroying these foci using radiofrequency ablation.