ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

2010 2010 Incidence of Late Recurrence of AF Following PVI Age vs. ablation efficacy and risk Pre-treatment with dofetilide improves ablation outcome Long-term outcome of catheter ablation AF and angiotensin II receptor blockers Ablation news from Australia Sleep apnea affects ablation efficacy ATP challenge markedly improves ablation outcome Antiarrhythmic therapy prior to ablation Early tachycardia predicts AF recurrence Left atrial size and ablation outcome Ablation vs. antiarhythmics Comparison of antiarrhythmic therapy and ablation Worldwide survey on ablation efficacy Poorer ablation outcome associated with elevated CRP Is catheter ablation a permanent cure for AF? Fish oils prevent AF recurrence following PVI Cardioversion of AF following catheter ablation 2009 2009 First-long-term results of robot-assisted ablation Ablation success in lone afibbers Ablation data from Sweden Main factors affecting ablation outcome C-reactive protein and ablation success Five-year follow-up on PVI procedures Factors predicting success of circumferential PVI Effectiveness of flutter and SVT ablations Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation Permanent afibbers should not wait for an ablation Antiarrhythmics vs. ablation - A cost comparison Predicting ablation success Left atrial size and ablation outcome 2008 2008 Catheter ablation safe and effective for older afibbers Real AF burden following ablation Additional lesions required for persistent afibbers Predicting AF occurrence following ablation Early recurrence and final ablation outcome Left atrial function after RF ablation Antiarrhythmics vs. ablation Ablation end-point testing not reliable Early recurrence and long-term failure Late AF recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation Long-term success of pulmonary vein isolation Cryoablation outcome Ablation-associated inflammation 2007 2007 Flutter ablation and PVI - Not enough? Variables affecting PVI success Long-term success of circumferential PVI Left atrial scarring predicts ablation failure