| Percutaneous Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Prior to Atrial Septal Defect Closure. | |
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PMID: 21914020 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Percutaneous Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Patients with an atrial septal defect (ASD) commonly have atrial fibrillation (AF) and closure of the ASD rarely controls the arrhythmia. We report on the management of 4 patients with recurrent medically refractory AF in the setting of an unrepaired ASD who underwent percutaneous RFA prior to ASD closure. In 3 of the 4 patients AF was controlled after ablation without antiarrhythmic drug therapy and in the fourth patient AF was controlled with antiarrhythmic therapy after ASD closure. Based on these limited results it seems reasonable to consider RFA of medically refractory AF in patients prior to planned percutaneous ASD closure. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. pp. 1-3). |
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Authors:
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Mark A Crandall; Emile G Daoud; Curt J Daniels; Steven J Kalbfleisch |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-13 |
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology Volume: - ISSN: 1540-8167 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9010756 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA. |
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