Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Neither
the natural history of AF nor its response to therapy is sufficiently predictable by clinical and …

Background An increasing number of patients with heart failure receive implantable
cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) or cardiac resynchronisation defibrillators (CRT-Ds) with …

Introduction: Catheter ablation is potentially curative treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF).
However, complications are more frequent and more severe compared with other ablation …

Abstract Background The LIFE-Adult-Study is a population-based cohort study, which has
recently completed the baseline examination of 10,000 randomly selected participants from …

Objectives: This study tested the hypothesis that chromosome 4q25 single-nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) associate with atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter …

Aims Identifying suitable candidates for circumferential left atrial pulmonary vein ablation
(CPVA). CPVA is widely used as an ablation strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Background Recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs in up to 50% of patients within 1 year
after catheter ablation, and a clinical risk score to predict recurrence remains a critical unmet …

OBJECTIVES: Radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with left atrial arrhythmias may
cause esophageal damage because of the close proximity between the posterior wall of the …

Aims This randomized single-centre study sought to compare the efficacy and safety of
pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) plus voltage-guided ablation vs. PVI with or without linear …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation has become a cornerstone for ablation of
atrial fibrillation (AF). Circular mapping catheter (CMC)–guided techniques for detection of …