Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation Reduces Atrial Fibrillation Recurrences: A Simulation Study

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Jan;14(1):e009230. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.009230. Epub 2020 Dec 24.

Authors

Ali Gharaviri¹, Simone Pezzuto¹, Mark Potse^{2

3}, Sander Verheule⁴, Giulio Conte^{1

5}, Rolf Krause¹, Ulrich Schotten⁴, Angelo Auricchio^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Computational Medicine in Cardiology, Institute of Computational Science, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland (A.G., S.P., G.C., R.K., A.A.).
² Carmen team, Inria Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Talence, France (M.P.).
³ Université de Bordeaux, IMB, UMR 5251, France (M.P.).
⁴ Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands (S.V., U.S.).
⁵ Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (G.C., A.A.).

PMID: 33356357
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.009230

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; fibrosis; left atrial appendage; pulmonary vein isolation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Computer Simulation*
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
Humans
Recurrence
Treatment Outcome