Advantages of the non-irrigated catheters use in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation
Keywords:
atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, ablation results
Abstract
In this article we analyzed our own experience of the atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter treatment without the use of irrigated catheters and navigation systems. The study group included 100 consecutive patients, who in the period from May 2013 to July 2015 in Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center underwent primary catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Paroxysmal AF was observed in 45 (45.0%) patients, persistent – in 33 (33.0%), long-standing persistent – in 22 (22.0%) patients. There were 2 complications: 1 pericardial tamponade and 1 pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery. During the 1 year of follow up without the use of antiarrhythmic drugs in sinus rhythm were 67 (67.0%) patients.
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2. Buch E., Shivkumar K. Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Advent of Second-Generation Technologies // Journal of the American college of cardiology. – 2015. – Vol. 66. – N. 12. – P. 1361–1363.
3. Ghosh J. M., Mcguire M. A. The Full Circle: Back into the Pulmonary Veins: A New Possibility in AF Ablation? //J CardiovascElectrophysiol. – September 2015. – Vol. 26. – P. 1007–1008.
4. Tanimoto K., Wang P. J., Al-Ahmad A. AF Ablation Do You Need a Mapping System for Ablation? // Card ElectrophysiolClin. – 2012. – Vol. 4. – P. 375–381.
5. Anderson K. P. Ablation for atrial fibrillation: what are acceptable levels of experience, efficacy, and complications? // J Interv Card Electrophysiol. – 2012. – Vol. 34. – P. 125–128.
Published
2016-09-12
How to Cite
Doronin, A., Suslina, J., Khanenova, V., & Meshkova, M. (2016). Advantages of the non-irrigated catheters use in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation. Ukrainian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, (2 (25), 80-81. Retrieved from https://cvs.org.ua/index.php/ujcvs/article/view/241
Section
HEART RHYTHM DISORDER
