Abstract
Recently many studies have reported that the left atrium has a central role in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF); the most arrhythmogenic areas of the left atrium are in the pulmonary veins, atriovenous junctions, and contiguous atrial regions [1–3]. Electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins seems to be the most effective ablation technique for patients with AF [4,5].
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Bonso, A., Themistoclakis, S., Rossillo, A., Raviele, A. (2004). Atrial Fibrillation: Catheter Laser Balloon Ablation. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2003. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2137-2_23
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