Ostial radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of pulmonary veins (PVs) is a promising invasive approach for the non-pharmacologic treatment of atrial fibrillation, but PV stenosis has been reported as a possible complication of this intervention. The aim of this study was to assess PV anatomy and stenosis (i.e. number and progression) by means of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during the follow-up of patients undergoing RFCA.
Transesophageal echocardiographic follow-up of pulmonary veins in patients undergoing ostial radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
Baccillieri, Maria Stella;
2005
Abstract
Ostial radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of pulmonary veins (PVs) is a promising invasive approach for the non-pharmacologic treatment of atrial fibrillation, but PV stenosis has been reported as a possible complication of this intervention. The aim of this study was to assess PV anatomy and stenosis (i.e. number and progression) by means of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during the follow-up of patients undergoing RFCA.File in questo prodotto:
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