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The Afib Report
An average, medium-term, complete success rate (no afib, no antiarrhythmics) of 80% is generally considered very high indeed even for relatively uncomplicated initial catheter ablations for the purpose of curing AF in paroxysmal afibbers. Now Japanese electrophysiologists report that success rates as high as 92% can be achieved simply by reablating conduction gaps making their appearance during...
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I hope a good summer has been had by all. In this issue we feature a success story by Gene Beall. Gene began his afib “career” in 1998 when he was diagnosed with atrial flutter. After two ablations his flutter disappeared only to be replaced by atrial fibrillation! After being prescribed the wrong drug which only made his afib worse, and refusing to have a pacemaker installed, he finally decide...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1936-878X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.06.011