Left atrial appendage electrical isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation

Antonio Madaffari; Anett Große; Elisabetta Conci; J Christoph Geller

doi:10.1111/pace.13539

Left atrial appendage electrical isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 Mar;42(3):306-308. doi: 10.1111/pace.13539. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Authors

Antonio Madaffari¹, Anett Große¹, Elisabetta Conci¹, J Christoph Geller^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Bad Berka, Germany.
² Otto-von-Guericke University, School of Medicine, Magdeburg, Germany.

PMID: 30397910
DOI: 10.1111/pace.13539

Abstract

Left atrial appendage (LAA) may be the source for initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). This report shows restoration of sinus rhythm in the atria during radiofrequency wide-area LAA electrical isolation, whereas AF persists in the LAA.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; left atrial appendage.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Appendage / physiopathology
Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Electrocardiography
Humans
Reoperation