Ablation STrategies for Repeat PrOcedures in Atrial Fibrillation Recurrences despite Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation ASTRO - AF Trial
Boris Schmidt,
Stefano Bordignon,
Andreas Metzner
et al.
Abstract:Background: Ablation strategies for patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) and isolated pulmonary veins (PV) vary and their impact on arrhythmia recurrence remains unclear. This prospective randomized German multi-center trial sought to compare two ablation strategies in this patient cohort. Methods: Patients with AF despite durable PV isolation were randomly assigned at seven centers to undergo low-voltage area (LVA) ablation using 3D mapping and irrigated radiofrequency current ablation (group A)… Show more
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