Does substrate modification combined with pulmonary vein isolation improve ablation success rates in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation?
Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation
Substrate modification (additional left linear lesions) combined with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone
Success rate / AF-relapses
Adding substrate modification (left linear lesions) to pulmonary vein isolation significantly improves ablation success rates in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
PVI alone is insufficient in the treatment of persistent AF. However, additional left linear lesions increase the success rate significantly. Early AF-relapses are associated with a negative outcome after PVI alone but not following additional SM.
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Willems et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56dce75589c71d767d0cb — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehl093
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