Current status and dilemma of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation / 解放军医学杂志
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
;
(12): 1-7, 2015.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-850148
ABSTRACT
The mechanism of triggering and maintaining atrial fibrillation (AF) is still not clear. There are different understandings about triggering and maintenance of AF, and therapeutic strategies relevant to them could not reach an agreement. In recent years, basic researches on AF have made greater progress. For example, the atrial rotor and autonomic nerve plexus theories has also been identified clinically, and it changed the strategies of radiofrequency ablation treatment for AF. This article summarizes the mechanism and current status of AF ablation.
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Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
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2015
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